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RE: RE: [SLUG] Linux (or other) Dial-up Router
I use a single disk FREESCO distro, gives me NATed inet + dialin on upto 2 modems, Net connection is probably not need but it's really good for dialin on a disk.
With a 16 MB compact flash plus a compact flash to ide adpator, you could put together a "black box" pentium for under $100.00
Regards
Mehmet ozdemir
Original Message:
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From: Ciaran Finnegan ciaran.f@nospam.lxe.com.au
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 14:05:18 +1100
To: lannet@nospam.lannet.com.au, slug@nospam.slug.org.au
Subject: RE: [SLUG] Linux (or other) Dial-up Router
Sorry, should have said - we want to dial into the box, no outward
dialing capabilities needed, but it would be nice to have the option.
-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Lowndes [mailto:lannet@nospam.lannet.com.au]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:41 PM
To: Ciaran Finnegan
Cc: slug@nospam.slug.org.au
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Linux (or other) Dial-up Router
Are you going to be dialling in or are they going to be dialling out, or
both. Anyway you look at it, I would have to say that a Linux box
_WITH_WELL_DESIGNED_FIREWALLING_ has to be the way to go. At least you
know what it is doing; with many "black boxes" you don't have a clue
what
does, or does not go on.
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Ciaran Finnegan wrote:
> I’m looking for a ‘dial-up router’ to put on customer networks for
> support purposes.
>
> I’m in two minds as to whether I’d prefer a low spec. PC or some sort
of
> ‘black box’ for a number of reasons.
>
> 1/ Black Box, is liable to be more reliable than a PC.
> 2/ Network Managers seem to get less excited when you put a
> hardware device on their networks than they do if you suggest using an
> old 486.
> 3/ Low Spec. PC would be cheaper and probably more versatile.
>
> Has anyone come across anything like this, I’m particularly interested
> in linux distro’s that would be suitable for running on low spec.
PC’s.
>
> Oh, and it has to be cheap as well.
>
> Thanks.
>
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