.Mac adds VersionTracker and iBlog to the benefits

MacMerc.com writes "Today, .Mac users will see that a free VersionTracker Plus subscription, a discount of half off VersionTracker Pro subscription and software, free iBlog Blogging Software, and a discount on SmartDisk FireWire Drives have been added to their Member Benefits."

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Can I use an iMac as a base station?

[kyz]

I realise this is off-topic, but I'd like some advice from real Mac users.

I'd like to plug my cable broadband/ethernet connection into an iMac, and use the iMac as a router/firewall/gateway for other nodes in a wireless network.

The iMac has a wireless/bluetooth card built in and an ethernet card built in, so there's no hardware problem. I'm pretty sure Linux could do this no sweat with iptables.

Is it possible? I don't want to fork out on an expensive base station when I already have to fork out on a cable modem, it also looks untidy and I probably don't have as explicit control on the base station as I would with BSD's ipfilter.

Also, if you know any good Mac discussion or Q/A sites or newsgroups, let me know. Thanks!