From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 28 15:14:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA21846 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 28 Apr 1998 15:14:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from luomat.peak.org (cc344191-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com [24.2.83.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA21824 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 1998 15:14:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from luomat@luomat.peak.org) Received: (from luomat@localhost) by luomat.peak.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA27631 for freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 28 Apr 1998 18:14:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199804282214.SAA27631@luomat.peak.org> Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Timothy J Luoma Date: Tue, 28 Apr 98 18:14:04 -0400 To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FBSD on 386 acting as a router? Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I just found out that they are giving away old 386's at my school tomorrow. I don't know anything about them, other than that they are 386's (and have a monitor/keyboard/hard drive). a) how likely is it that I could actually get this machine to install FreeBSD? b) could it handle being a router/firewall to a two-machine lan (behind a cable modem)? If this were a 486 I'd be relatively comfortable of my chances..... TjL ps -- how much HD space do I need for a basic system (commandline, no X stuff) to handle NATD? Thanks for any help at all.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message