is this right??

[Guest]

I have a 3-way network, but it has Internet Connection Sharing (128K ADSL
Connection) rather than a router.
Now the only difference would be that if i had a router, it would pick the
best route (channel for data) at the time, which will make transfer a bit
faster??

AM I CORRECT??

Thanx. Radith

 

[Venkatesh [MCSD]]

Yes, in addition a ADSL router has in built-in firewall called SPI.
Furthermore, using the router configuration page you can open specific ports
using port forwarding / port triggering, upnp etc...

Venkatesh

 

[BobC]

Yes, in addition a ADSL router has in built-in firewall called SPI.
Furthermore, using the router configuration page you can open specific ports
using port forwarding / port triggering, upnp etc...

Venkatesh

And, you do not have to leave a computer on for the others to access the
Internet.

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

The major advantage is that you don't have to leave a computer on, and it
may support more advanced features. ICS supports opening specific ports
though.

ICS is as functional a firewall (by virtue of NAT) as is in some routers,
there is no mention of brand/model here.

I don't follow your question about choosing the best route. I believe the
only perf difference you would see might be from the ICS host being busy
with other tasks, but I'll bet that is pretty minimal for a home network.

All that said, home routers are pretty cheap and I like not having to leave
a machine on.