[ILUG] Recommendations for DSL router box

Niall O Broin niall at linux.ie
Thu May 20 22:33:48 IST 2004


On Thursday 20 May 2004, fduignan at esatclear.ie (Frank Duignan) wrote:

>One note on old pc's being used a firewalls: Their power consumption 
>over a year
>would typically pay for a bought-in solution. Currently power costs of 
>the order
>of 1 euro per year per watt. Old pc of the order of 100W so 100 euro a 
>year to run.
>Bought in boxes typically use of the order of 10W.
>Puts the cost of broadband into perspective when you think that many 
>leave their
>300W+ machine on all the time - power costing more than broadband.

Where do you get broadband for less than 300 EUR / year ?



Niall



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