Subject:
|
Re: 486-33 8Mb
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.off-topic.geek
|
Date:
|
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 15:12:04 GMT
|
Reply-To:
|
mattdm@mattdmANTISPAM.org
|
Viewed:
|
2587 times
|
| |
|
|
Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote:
> > I got this 486 - 33Mhz with 8Mb RAM that taking up too much space and • [snip]
> I have heard of people running linux on tired iron like this (there's
> even a linux on a floppy distribution, I hear, that's already set up to
> do this) and using the box as a firewall/dhcp server between the outside
> world and the rest of your network. You need two network cards in it
> though, IIRC.
And you'll probably want to at least double the RAM.
--
Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
|
|
Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: 486-33 8Mb
|
| (...) Depending on the application. A Firewall/NAT doesn't need much of anything, especially if it's doing the logging to a network syslog server. 8M should be plenty for that :) Of course, my 486 is running RH6.0, because the newer versions didn't (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: 486-33 8Mb
|
| (...) I suspect Derek isn't going to double the ram. The alternative is tossing the box which he seems inclined to do. (23 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: 486-33 8Mb
|
| (...) I have heard of people running linux on tired iron like this (there's even a linux on a floppy distribution, I hear, that's already set up to do this) and using the box as a firewall/dhcp server between the outside world and the rest of your (...) (23 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
9 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
