[FreedomPoster]

>>IMHO the average home user would benefit greatly from putting a $50 router between their PC and the Internet, regardless the connection used.

IMHO, if the average home user doesn't have that $50 router on a high-speed connection, that user is an idiot. Hanging general-use desktop computers directly off of the Internet is pure idiocy, in today's world.

[drtom]

LOL.

See, snooker, there is always someone who says exactly how it is without IMHOing around. ;-)

Nah, seriously, the problem is most people go for the cheapest ISP bundle without much knowledge of the ramifications. It would be interesting to see a comparison of what a Sasser costs in phone support vs. a modem/firewall router combo. You would think the ISPs would have figured that out by now. Oh, well. A lot of our students find their first job in phone support for a provider, so hey, keep the market