ATT Broadband internet info wanted

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

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From: <jkinz at rcn.com>

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> Does anyone who currently uses or who has used AT&T cable for internet in
the
> past have any suggestions about what kind of cable modem has a good record
> for this kind of use?

The kind that comes with the service is simplest: they've just changed the
prices so that buying your own is a much longer payback, so I rent theirs.

> Does anyone have any suggestions about what type of firewall config is the
> most straight-forward and reliable for setting up multiple PC's to share a
> cable internet connection ?

Linksys and others sell nice, small, dedicated routers with ethernet hubs
built in.

Bill Horne