On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 22:14:06, Allen Weiner wrote: > On Mon, 2012-01-30 at 21:54 -0500, Allen Weiner wrote: > > I own a year-2000 Dell Dimension L PC (Celeron 533 MHz, 512 MB RAM, 10 > > GB HDD) that I'm not using. Due to some dissatisfaction I have with my > > DSL modem/router, I thought it might be a worthwhile learning exercise > > to set up this PC as a Linux router. > > > > I have two main questions: > > > > Q1: Which distro to choose > > > > Q2: How do I proceed after the distro is installed > > "Exploring DIY Linux Router Distros > Enterprise Power for Home Users" > > http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/118897 > > Great article plus a large set of informative comments from users who've > tried a variety of DIY Linux routers.
There are a lot of choices of firewall distributions, and may be hardware specific. PC Engines has the following list on their site for the Alix boards: http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef May 2 - Git Jun 6 - June 2012 Meeting
