Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-17 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Jerry Winegarden wrote: > On 16 Dec 2002, Ben Russo wrote: > > > On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 17:14, Ed Wilts wrote: > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 08:26:47PM -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > > > > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > > > > > I have some older computers the oldest be

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-17 Thread Jerry Winegarden
On 16 Dec 2002, Ben Russo wrote: > On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 17:14, Ed Wilts wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 08:26:47PM -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > > > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > > > > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > > > > Linux 6.0. I would

RE: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-17 Thread Ward William E DLDN
in. http://www.ipcop.org > -Original Message- > From: fred smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 4:34 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: Linux and Older Computers > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 03:19:38PM -0600, RedHat wrot

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-17 Thread Javier Gostling
On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 06:07:56PM -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 17:14, Ed Wilts wrote: > Pardon me... I didn't know that RedHat stopped supporting i386... > But you can install 7.3 on 80386 processors, no need to go all the way > back to 6.2 OTHT, you can always use a more tas

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-16 Thread Terry Moore-Read
Install on another computer - download the 386 kernel from redhat.com and install it then move the drive into the 386 computer.   For some reason theres no 386 kernel on the install set but there is a 386 kernel in the errata directory on the redhat ftp server.         Terry Moore-ReadLukins

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-16 Thread Ben Russo
On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 17:14, Ed Wilts wrote: > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 08:26:47PM -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > > > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > > > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-16 Thread Ed Wilts
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 08:26:47PM -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was > > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On 15 Dec 2002, Ben Russo wrote: > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was > > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my firewall. Wou

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread Kevin MacNeil
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 04:33:55PM -0500, fred smith wrote: > Another possibility, and a whole lot easier to configure and manage, > is "Smoothwall GPL", from www.smoothwall.org. You download their ISO > image, burn it to a CD, and boot it. It formats your hard drive (so > don't do a test boot on

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread Ben Russo
On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 20:26, Ben Russo wrote: > On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was > > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my f

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread Ben Russo
On Sun, 2002-12-15 at 12:39, RedHat wrote: > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my firewall. Would this be a > good idea or should I stick

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread Ed Wilts
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:39:06AM -0600, RedHat wrote: > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my firewall. Would this be a > good idea or s

RE: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread Cowles, Steve
> -Original Message- > From: RedHat > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 3:20 PM > Subject: RE: Linux and Older Computers > > > OK... > > I downloaded the whole directory for LinixRouter2.9.8. There > is not any documentation accept the old docs on the webs

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread fred smith
Rick > > > -Original Message- > From: William Warren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Linux and Older Computers > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:39:06AM -0600, RedHat wrote: > > I ha

RE: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread RedHat
]] Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux and Older Computers On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:39:06AM -0600, RedHat wrote: > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these comput

Re: Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread William Warren
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:39:06AM -0600, RedHat wrote: > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my firewall. Would this be a > good idea or s

Linux and Older Computers

2002-12-15 Thread RedHat
I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I have a copy of Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these computers so I was thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my firewall. Would this be a good idea or should I stick with 8.0? Maybe set the others up as email and bin