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From: Jean-Louis LeTortorec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 2:08 PM
Subject: What computer should I get for a firewall?
> Hi:
>
> I would like to install a gateway, at home, so as to run it as a
> firewall for the Internet, "hub" for the emails for a couple of
> several users, and linked by Ethernet to another computer running
> Linux, and 2 running M$soft.
>
> What type of computer should I get? It would be running mainly
> Apache, firewall, and an Ethernet connection. The connection to
> the Internet would be done by a 56k modem for now, with a possible
> enhancement to a DSL/ADSL. So, no monitor (no KDE or GNOME needed),
> no keyboard... Do you think that a Pentium 133Mhz, with 1.5 GB HD, 64
> MB RAM would be sufficient?
> Or what should be the minimum configuration should I get? (lowest
> budget).
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jean-Louis
I run a firewall / ip fowarding though a 486 / 20 megs of ram and a 2.0 hard
drive, it works well. I think the system you suggested a above would be
more than enough.
ip forwarding doesn't really take to many resources, the thing to watch is
apache, with a 56K modem, you aren't going to be able to overload apache,
the bandwidth will break before apache gets tried on that machine. If you
upgrade the bandwidth and pull ALOT of hits to the site you might need
something more. I was pulling about 1000+ hits a day and a seti client at
work and the machine didn't even break a sweet, had a lot of scripting on it
also...
You will feel when you web server is getting overloaded, if it is just a
personal web page I won't worry to much about it till the time comes.
Jack
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