On 5/11/2016 10:00 AM, Nat Taylor wrote: > a $35 raspberry pi with a 4 port switch connected to it ($ 17 on amazon, or > wherever) > Maybe run ubuntu snappy core with a squid proxy in docker?
Never thought of a Pi. Will have to research accessories (including enclosures optimally with integral power supply) to match vague mental image that "Thingy(TM)". Triggered thought that I should revisit Voyage Linux. Thanks. > > On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:15 AM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > >> An underlying question: What should I be reading? >> >> I wish a blackbox which: >> >> 1. Connects 4 local machines via Ethernet [WiFi shall *NOT* be >> considered] >> A. A desktop with WinXP and multiple versions of Debian >> B. A laptop with WinXP Pro SP3 whose reason for existence is >> running SeaMonkey. >> Historically it is/was my primary machine. Its future is >> as a portable. >> C. A laptop dedicated to Linux experiments. I have erased the >> HDD as many as >> ten times in one week ;/ >> D. Misc temporarily connected laptops. >> 2. It shall provide multiple USB ports in order that a selection >> of flash dives >> and a 1 TB HDD can be accessed by any machine. >> 3. It *SHALL* connect to the internet via a T-Mobile 4G Hotspot >> Z915 connected >> via USB. The WiFi features have been disabled. I really >> wanted a USB cell network >> modem. The local T-Mobile outlet was only vendor that didn't >> try assaulting me with >> their 'smartphone-du-jour' with an atrociously large data >> plan. this connection >> shall be protected by a firewall. >> >> How broke will I be? >> TIA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug