FW: [Ham-Linux] Running Linux

Thu, 1 Jan 2004 19:29:08 +0100

Jonathan,=20

I have been running SUSE Linux for my Firewall Router box. I have a
100Mbit/s optical Fibre connection to my ISP and back when I first got =
it
there were no affordable routers for 100 Mbit/s so I had to build one. =
It
works OK with a Pentium 166 PC, however I have had to reboot now and =
then.
Not as often as when I was running Microsoft Windows but still enough to =
be
annoying. Since you want to run 24/7 you might want to consider =
something
more stable, I was told that FreeBSD was a very good OS, based on UNIX =
just
like Linux ,with consistency and stability so I gave it a try. I =
installed
it 2 months ago and it was very simple with a lot of good support
documentation. Maintenance has been zero so far and I haven't had to =
reboot
yet. It comes with support for Linux as well so in case you want to run =
a
Linux application that is not ported to FreeBSD. I know this is a Linux
Forum and I am not preaching the gospel of FreeBSD it is just that I am =
very
happy with my system and want to share the good experience. Please check =
out
these links to make your own opinion:

http://www.freebsd.org/

http://www.bsdguides.org/guides/freebsd/networking/ipfilter.php

http://andrsn.stanford.edu/FreeBSD/newuser.html

http://renaud.waldura.com/doc/freebsd/pppoe/

Best 73 de SM0OMO
Hans Olofsson
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan D. =
Thawley,
KC8CPW
Sent: den 1 januari 2004 03:16
To: Ham-Computers; Ham-Linux
Subject: [Ham-Linux] Running Linux

Hello,

Here's the scoop....

I need to run linux on a computer.... here is what I want to do with the
system....

I want to use it as a firewall... it will be connected to DSL 24/7  in
addition to being the firewall, I want to run TNOS (the linux version) =
for
packet on 2 meters or 440... haven't decided what band to use for what i
need yet.... anyhow that's beside the point....

basically what i need to know is.... can I run RedHat 9.2 (I think is =
the
latest) with the following system specs

AMD K6-2 400MHz
256MB RAM
20GB Hard Drive

or

Celeron 466
256MB RAM
20GB Hard Drive

am I going to encounter any problems???

what am I lookin at as far as sluggishness, speed wise,or hang ups???

any ideas???

Jonathan

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