[TriLUG] need better router

[Mike M]

On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 10:46:12AM -0400, Magnus Hedemark wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004, Mike M wrote:
> 
> > Thanks all for the replies.  
> > 
> > The memory issue was mentioned several
> > times.  What I recall about this machine is that extra memory is about
> > as expensive as buying an entire used computer with more memory.  I have
> > a slower computer with more memory.
> 
> Maybe if you buy retail.
> 
> Give Bruce Smith an email.  He isn't very active in TriLUG anymore but 
> probably has what you're after very inexpensively.  
> bruce.smith at bbandt.com.

It would be cool to get more mem for those old boxes.  I'll try Bruce
posting a "wanted" solicitation on the list.
> 
> > What would be the better choice?
> > 1. P5-133 16MB
> > 2. P5-75 32MB
> 
> For strictly a router/firewall?  I'd go for more the 75MHz box.

Ah, the list oracle splits 50-50.  Coin toss time.
> 
> > I like the BSD suggestion and I'd like to think that I'm not a chicken
> > shit for avoiding it for so long even though I am security paranoid.
> > Is BSD friendly to old computers that cannot boot from CD?
> 
> Absolutely.
> 
> Installing over the Internet, I got OpenBSD 3.5 installed on a 1GHz 
> celeron in about 15 minutes.  It will take a little longer on an older 
> system, but no more than 30 minutes on a broadband connection.
> 
> You can boot it from floppy, CD, PXE, tape... it's pretty flexible and the 
> various boot methods are well documented.

I'll give it a try.
> 
> > > 
> > > David M.
> > > 
> > > --- Mike M <linux-support at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > Is a P5-133Mhz with 16MB sufficient for implementing a secure router?
> > > > It needs to replace a Linksys appliance in terms of performance.  
> > > > 
> > > > I have 2 each rtl8139 NICs for the box but I could get Intel or 3Com
> > > > NICs if that is necessary to meet performance requirements.
> > > > 
> > > > TIA,
> > > > -- 
> > > > Mike
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Mike

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