Ruby On Rails real strength

October 16, 2007

  • Faster in development time than J2EE (the claim that a small RoR application can be the size of all XML documents required to work with J2EE is correct)
  • Better than PHP (forces you to avoid bad development practices, a case that is seen all too many times)
  • YAML :)
  • Cool kid on the block

Other than that, if you are outside DHH’s frame of mind, good luck :-)

For this guide I will assume that you have a twin DSL connection and want to join them up using Linksys RV042.

1) Put the modems in 1483 bridging mode

2)Using the web interface connect to the RV042 device

3) Put devices on PPoE and add correct username/passes (or any other data required from the ISP)

4) Turn ‘em on and let it rip (in other words push the Connect button :-) )

5) If you see that you can resolve names but do not get enough traffic (i.e. large FTP listings, webpages with images and the works), set MTU to 1480

Hope this helps someone out there