I'm considering putting together a old sparc box as a
bridge/firewall (the requisite linux connection!), and I've a buncha
questions about the hardware. These questions have all been asked before
I'm sure, so better yet would be a pointer to a comprehensive resource.
I'm looking at the IPC, IPX, Sparc2, and Classic, as sold on eBay
and used dealers.
Display: usually a propriatary sun cable and monitor, but can the
system drive a VGA monitor? Alternatively, can one do entirely a
serial-console install without needing a screen or keyboard?
ether: do all those models come with onboard ether? AUI?
floppy: people claim that you don't need the floppy, but without
either floppy or cd or tape drive, how to install an OS? Entirely netboot?
hard disk: do they all just use internal scsi-II 3.5" drives?
Speed: what's the difference between those models, besides CPU
clock speed?
Traps: what are the common traps for getting into with this
hardware?
Anything else I should know or ask?
Thanks,
-Alex
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