Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:22:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Hartley <mark@whetstonelogic.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Internet gateway/router machine Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19990914092244.10d79ad0@mail.whetstonelogic.com>
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I am wanting to set up an old machine for my wife's parents with FreeBSD to act as an internet (ppp) gateway for their small (2 workstation) network. I've got one working perfectly serving my home network. My question is, would their old 386sx-20 with 8MB ram be able to handle 2 Win 95 boxes pulling traffic through it? I would put an internal 56K modem in the machine. I know I can install FreeeBSD on the machine, but would it be a bottleneck for them? I personally am using an old Pentium as my gateway, but I don't have any more of them lying around. Will a 386 be able to handle it, or should I try to scrounge up a cheap 486 or Pentium? Thanks. Mark. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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