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Gary

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May 31, 2001, 9:01:49 AM5/31/01
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I've been to several of the trade show for HomeAuto, and have never
been impressed with any RG I've seen.

They are basically PCs running Linux or Windows with Ethernet ports.
They promise boat-loads of features, but none that I don't have
or can't add to my PC.

They tout battery back-up, industrial construction, blah, blah, blah...
They're all hype, smoke and mirrors.

The utility companies should provide a black box with an ethernet port
that could be queried through my network, I'd consider that.

Russ Speiser

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Jun 2, 2001, 6:26:02 PM6/2/01
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actually, I'm looking into one like that; from a French company called
Legrand. A brief report (in French)
is at http://www.maison-domotique.com/legrand/index.shtml

Russ

ps. uh, yes, in case you're wondering, I live in France too...

Mark Thomas

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Jun 4, 2001, 10:48:06 PM6/4/01
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On Thu, 31 May 2001 13:01:49 GMT, Gary <gam...@mpinet.net> wrote:

>I've been to several of the trade show for HomeAuto, and have never
>been impressed with any RG I've seen.
>
>They are basically PCs running Linux or Windows with Ethernet ports.

What's inherently wrong with that?

>They promise boat-loads of features, but none that I don't have
>or can't add to my PC.

True. Then again, there's very little you couldn't add to your PC.
What people are paying for is software, support, and convenience.

>
>They tout battery back-up, industrial construction, blah, blah, blah...
>They're all hype, smoke and mirrors.

What would you rather have, something all packaged up nicely like a
TiVO? oops... guess what, the TiVO uses an embedded Linux system.

--
Mark Thomas
ma...@thomaszone.com

Gary

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Jun 4, 2001, 11:16:08 PM6/4/01
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No, I'd rather not buy a Linux box when I already have one.

Further, I'd rather be in control of the unit then someone
else.

Neil Cherry

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Jun 4, 2001, 11:40:59 PM6/4/01
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2001 03:16:08 GMT, Gary wrote:
>No, I'd rather not buy a Linux box when I already have one.

As a design practice I do not recommend using an existing server as
the Firewall. This is one of the points that makes me nervious with
RG's.

>Further, I'd rather be in control of the unit then someone
>else.

This is a point many have been making, unfortunately for us we are in
the vast minority (we're a very small group).

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Gary

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Jun 4, 2001, 11:50:56 PM6/4/01
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Firstly, I have plenty of older PCs which can serve as firewalls,
servers, etc.

Secondly, when everyone jumped off the Windoze bridge, I stayed
on the bridge. Minority or not, this sounds like the consumer
headaches we've all heard about regarding Windoze, or any closed
box system where third parties are discouraged.

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