YES!!!

Im posting this from my XP box which as of right now is connected by a cross over cable to my small form factor duron 1.2ghz linux router which is connected to my working (Working!!!) adsl link.My linux box doesnt seem to add more than about 2ms to my latency and means ive got all the power and convience of a permantly connected linux box.
I call it wideeye.dyndns.org.