From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 31 06:30:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2F1E16A4CF for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 06:30:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fw.farid-hajji.net (fw.farid-hajji.net [213.146.115.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8397C43D41 for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 06:30:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from bsdbox.farid-hajji.net (bsdbox [192.168.254.3]) by fw.farid-hajji.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E2BB4ACF1; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:29:51 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:32:05 +0100 From: cpghost@cordula.ws To: Nikolas Britton Message-ID: <20041031063205.GB560@bsdbox.farid-hajji.net> References: <41846C2A.9080206@nbritton.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41846C2A.9080206@nbritton.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: Paul Hoffman cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptops as routers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 06:30:28 -0000 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/