Re: dirt-level networking
tom wrote:
>
> one box has an isa card, the other a pci, but they're both
> ne2000 compatable (pnp, unfortunately).
>
> Once I get the two connected, I'm gonna move my modem to the
> 486. Am I gonna have to jump thru too many hoops to switch to a
> dsl modem later? (I'll have to add another nic??)
Coyote Linux (http://www.coyotelinux.com/). It's a commercial product
for the Windows-admin-able version, but the all-Linux version is free.
You download a tarball, run a shell script, answer 5-15 questions
(depending on the NICs in the firewall and method of connection to the
Internet), and insert a DOS floppy disk. BANG! An Internet router and
firewall, no pain killers necessary. Said 486 only needs a NIC, an
additional NIC or modem, processor, RAM, and floppy; no hard drive or
CD-ROM.
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