>I've got a Umax c600 (Performa 6400 clone) with a decent G3 400 MHz >upgrade card and I'm intrigued with setting it up as a NAT/firewall. I >presently have a Slackware x86 box doing the job but if I could put an >older Mac to work doing the job I'd smile. For those with AppleShare >experience, is this a workable solution or was AppleShare simply a >suite of IP servers without firewall or NAT capabilities?
Depending on your badnwidth/needs, it would seem that a 400 Mhz G3 would be pretty serious overkill for a firewall. I ran a NAT/firewall using IPNetRouter for a few years, sitting on an old IIsi. Granted my internet connection was simply a 384k SDSL line, but I was able to saturate the SCSI -> Ethernet box (600Kbs), so it would seem IPNetRouter would have gone higher had my adaptor supported it (SCSI -> Ethernet was one side, IIsi PDS ethernet was the otherside, with the SCSI adaptor being the lower speed rated device). But hey, if you are sure you want to do that compared to just leaving your Slackware box going, take a look at IPNetRouter. I was very happy with the product. The only reason I stopped using it was because my IIsi ate its hard drive (litterally, it threw a head and tore the platters to bits), and I had to get service restored ASAP, so using the spare LinkSys box I had sitting on a shelf was the easiest way to do it. I intended to one day repair the IIsi, but now my needs have moved beyond that of IPNetRouter. I need to do proxy filtering, so I'm actually looking at going TO an x86 box running Linux... humm, maybe you just want to send me yours when you retire it :-) >On a related note, can legal used copies of OS X Server be found? I'd >like to find such--assuming they truly are legal and can be transferred. Sure, its a standalone product. You can buy new copies from Apple directly. And I'm sure you can probably find older versions on ebay or other similar places (looks like ebay has a number of copies available). I see no reason that it wouldn't be legally transferable to another user. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
