I have a k6, and I am pretty sure that you will like to have Gentoo installed on yours, of course, for precaution I would install it with another HD, or maybe dual boot with your current system, just till you configure all the needed services on your new installation (I found it a little complex first try).
For the rest, you'll have a lot of compilation time due to an relative slow processor, but your RAM will make it with the CD install and if you have a link you don't even need a networkless install. The compile time will compensate, cause a optimized install will give you more speed. Good luck, On 8/26/05, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have an old firewall (3 ether ports) on a amd K6 166MHz > machine. It ran OpenBSD just fine, but, it's long overdue for > a upgrade. I was considering Gentoo, but, with only 128 meg > of ram, this old, tired machine might not be up to it. > > Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation, > specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but > I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not > sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine > and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during > installation and to support maintenance compililations? > > An easy path to a (gentoo)firewall from an installation CD > would be keen. A firewall is all the machine has to do. > > Ideas and thoughts? > > James > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
