I know this thread us quite outdated
That's an understatement. The OP hasn't even been on the forums in almost 12 years. Please do not "necrobump" old threads.
Closed.
]]>dp wrote:there are routers available that are cheaper than a new hdd
True, but they won't give the kind of control and flexibility you get with a Linux router.
no but they don't take the maintenace and space that a whole other computer will. personally i will be going to a commercial router as having to maintain a i586 and the space it takes is annoying the crap out of me.
for that matter i would love to sell off my 19" monitor and 1800+ and move up too a nice space saving G5 iMac.
]]>there are routers available that are cheaper than a new hdd
True, but they won't give the kind of control and flexibility you get with a Linux router.
]]>for a router, you do not need more than ~200mb, but consider, that there are routers available that are cheaper than a new hdd
]]>i have almost 300 packages installed (a LOT more than you would need for a router) and it takes up just over 3GB. I would think a base install would take up just a couple hundred mb.
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