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
>>
>>
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