[Wylug-help] Linux & Broadband

[James Holden (Wylug)]

C D Cooke wrote:

>On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 10:15, Paul Grenyer wrote:
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>>Hi
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>>>You can of course build your own linux router. Many use the smoothwall
>>>distro or similar to do that. Going the linux way with any old spare
>>>machine and suitable interfaces is a good learning exercise.
>>>
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>>Yes - This is exactly what I did.
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>>I found IPCop easier to set-up and the support list friendlier than
>>smoothwall. Also, I beleive smoothwall is now begin offered
>>comercially, rather than under GPL.
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>I have done both and I have to say if your short on space and want a
>cheaper leccy bill then go for a router. The cost is /nearly/ the same
>if you have to buy from scratch, although most people have a spare box
>to hand.
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Yeah... although I used to have a 486 laptop doing the job. Not much
power requirement there.

I have a Sun sparc 4 now, which still only uses about 30 watts.

James