Peter Hewett wrote: > > I'm about to install Linux as an internet firewall/router on a our small > internal network. We currently have an old box of unknown spec, routing onto > our LAN using a 56K dialup internet connection.
A 486 is fine for this. There is a nice O'Reilly's book on Firewalls, very good for the understanding. > I'm thinking I'll buy red hat 8 personal to get the full latest beast and a > graphical interface. > My budget doesn't stretch to a server version however. http://www.cetus.com.au (will redirect) will sell you the CD. Just install the minimal stuff (selection), then roll out only what you need. > > My question is > I have a Celeron 466 Dell machine with 512MB RAM and a 3GB HDD. Will this do > the job or do I need to go Pentium ? A 486 does fine for a firewall {:-). > And will red hat 8 personal have everything I need to do the job ? Just download the rpm if you find it missing. If you buy a RH version, you are paying for support. You need to read exactly what support means. I once had words with RH over support meaing "the software is on the hard disk - the rest is your problem". I've never purchased their packages since. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} email: terryc at woa.com.au www: http://www.woa.com.au Wombat Outdoor Adventures <Bicycles, Computers, GIS, Printing, Publishing> "People without trees are like fish without clean water" -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
