Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 13:18:21 +0200 (MEST) From: hans@artcom.de (Hans Huebner) To: luomat+Lists/FreeBSD/Hardware@luomat.peak.org Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FBSD on 386 acting as a router? Message-ID: <m0yUUsX-000008C@mail.artcom.de> In-Reply-To: <199804282214.SAA27631@luomat.peak.org>
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In article <199804282214.SAA27631@luomat.peak.org> you write: >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? This depends on the amount of RAM the machines have. With 4 MB, you'll need a custom kernel. Apart from that, there should be no problem - I booted 2.2.6-R on a 386sx yesterday, and it behaved as expected (i.e. SLOW). >b) could it handle being a router/firewall to a two-machine lan (behind a >cable modem)? Yes. >ps -- how much HD space do I need for a basic system (commandline, no X >stuff) to handle NATD? None. It will even work with PicoBSD (which boots from a single 1.44 MB floppy). See http://www.freebsd.org/~abial/ -Hans To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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