linux gateway and router = redundant?

Warren Raquel warquel at hotmail.com
Sat Mar 16 18:23:18 PST 2002


And if augie don't want it I'll take it. ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy Engel" <tengel at sonic.net>
To: <talk at nblug.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: linux gateway and router = redundant?


> I haven't really been following this thread...but....I have a P100 w/64meg
RAM and a 1gig disk (or maybe it's 32meg RAM), NIC, video, etc -- it's linux
friendly.  Yours if you come get it in Mill Valley, a friend left it with me
to pass on.....
>
> -te
>
> "Warren Raquel" <warquel at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > For DSL, any 486 machine and up should be fine, if you're going to be
> > running Kernel 2.4 I'd go pentium and above. Anything will pretty much
do,
> > get a bargain basement machine with 10Mb NICs.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "augie" <schwer at sonic.net>
> > To: <talk at nblug.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: linux gateway and router = redundant?
> >
> >
> > > well unfortunately for me the router came from an ebay auction, so no
> > > returning for me.
> > >
> > > the consensus on this topic seems to be, and i agree, that a linux
gateway
> > > ontop of the router would be a good thing on many levels, so while i
won't
> > be
> > > going to compusa to pick up a switch; i will be going to computer
> > recyclery
> > > to look for a gateway candidate.
> > >
> > > anyone have suggestions for minimum hardware requirements?
> > >
> > > --augie
> > >
> > > Andrew wrote:
> > > > So it would seem that the thing to do is return the router (if
> > > > you can). Then go take advantage of this week's deal at CompUSA:
> > > > a 5-port SMC switch and 10/100 NIC, both for $20 after rebates.
> > > > It's a hell of a lot cheaper. That's what I'd do. Oh, wait... I
> > > > just did.
> > > >
> > > > A.
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> --
> Troy Engel :: KeyID DF3D5207
> I killed a process today, just to watch it die.
>



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