Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:32:05 +0100 From: cpghost@cordula.ws To: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptops as routers Message-ID: <20041031063205.GB560@bsdbox.farid-hajji.net> In-Reply-To: <41846C2A.9080206@nbritton.org> References: <p0611040dbda9c3a61a55@[10.20.30.249]> <41846C2A.9080206@nbritton.org>
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On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 11:38:02PM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote: > Here is a better idea! > Step 1: Go dumpster diving for old computers (Pentium 1 or better, 8MB > IDE Storage Device or better, and a minimun of 48MB/Ram). > Step 2: Grab some networks cards wail your in the dumpster. > Step 3: Install said network cards into computers. > Step 4: Install and configure m0n0wall on said computers. > http://m0n0.ch/wall/ > Step 5: Profit??? > ------------------ > Total Cost: $0.00 Well, depending on your geographic location, you may want to consider power consumption as the main cost factor here. A Soekris box would consume something around 5-10 Watt or so on average. Compare this to even the slowest Pentium. Oh, and they are absolutely silent as well :-) -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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