Wayne Topa uttered:
Subject: Re: How to set up a prefect router
Date: Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:16:30AM +0200
In reply to:Raffaele Sandrini
Quoting Raffaele Sandrini([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
On Tuesday 17 July 2001 20:02, Michael B. Taylor wrote:
Is there a one floppy linux
I'm afraid I have to suggest Smoothwall :-) Boots of a CD to install (or
floppy or network install if needed) and gives you a nice modem/isdn/ethernet
firewall (take your pick), web front end for management, and it's not such a
huge download for an ISO (around 22M). Of course if you just want a
I'd not go through the BIOS rom, I'd go through the NIC. Less chance of
losing hundred$ of dollars of silicon. AMD Lance, Intel EE16, and some
NE2K's had onboard PROMS for ISA; NE2K-PCI, 10bt Tulips, and most early
PCI cards had them as well, but they rapidly became extinct.
On Tue, 17 Jul
www.freesco.org; min requirements: i386; 6Mb
You can have a lot of services (insecure and stuff) but it'll exceed the
min. specs. Kernel=2.0.38
Thanks
Is there a one floppy linux you can recommend. I must have ppp included?
Do i
have to make one by myself. If yes - how? Wich kernel whould be
Sandrini [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: How to set up a prefect router
www.freesco.org; min requirements: i386; 6Mb
You can have a lot of services (insecure and stuff) but it'll exceed the
min. specs. Kernel=2.0.38
Thanks
Hi
I have an old 486 DX33Mhz PC. I'd like to set it up as a router. It has a
Ethernetcard, 250MB HDD and no CDROM.
What is importatnt to look at? Should i use a 1 floppy Linux? If yes wichone?
Should i use debian? Is it important to use kern2.4? Other usful tipps?
cheers,
Raffaele
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Hi
I have an old 486 DX33Mhz PC. I'd like to set it up as a router. It has a
Ethernetcard, 250MB HDD and no CDROM.
What is importatnt to look at? Should i use a 1 floppy Linux? If yes wichone?
Should i use debian? Is it important to use kern2.4? Other usful tipps?
cheers,
Raffaele
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On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 02:02:54PM -0400, Michael B. Taylor wrote:
SNIP
I think some kind of 1 floppy linux, as you mentioned, might work fine for
you. Other possibilities are floppy based tftp (aka diskless) boot and
(if you have access to a burner) eprom based tftp boot.
SNIP
Sorry to
also sprach Raffaele Sandrini (on Tue, 17 Jul 2001 06:33:49PM +0200):
I have an old 486 DX33Mhz PC. I'd like to set it up as a router. It has a
Ethernetcard, 250MB HDD and no CDROM.
What is importatnt to look at? Should i use a 1 floppy Linux? If yes wichone?
Should i use debian? Is it
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 12:57:44PM -0700, Mike Pfleger wrote:
Sorry to intrude, but this last bit was too good to pass up! I have access
to DATA I/O burner that will happily do EPROMs like those Award's BIOS came
on in those older MBs. Where are docs on how to muck with this to make an
On Tuesday 17 July 2001 20:02, Michael B. Taylor wrote:
I assume you want to set it up and have it just work, for an indefinite
period. I also assume that if it breaks, *you* have to fix it :).
In that case, consider not using the harddrive. Along with the
power supply and fans, it is the
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 06:33:49PM +0200, Raffaele Sandrini wrote:
I have an old 486 DX33Mhz PC. I'd like to set it up as a router. It has a
Ethernetcard, 250MB HDD and no CDROM.
What is importatnt to look at? Should i use a 1 floppy Linux? If yes wichone?
Should i use debian? Is it
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 06:33:49PM +0200, Raffaele Sandrini wrote:
Hi
I have an old 486 DX33Mhz PC. I'd like to set it up as a router. It has a
Ethernetcard, 250MB HDD and no CDROM.
What is importatnt to look at? Should i use a 1 floppy Linux? If yes wichone?
Should i use debian? Is it
Subject: Re: How to set up a prefect router
Date: Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:16:30AM +0200
In reply to:Raffaele Sandrini
Quoting Raffaele Sandrini([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
On Tuesday 17 July 2001 20:02, Michael B. Taylor wrote:
I assume you want to set it up and have it just work
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