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Re: [edlug] Thursday? Holyrood?
How much RAM did/does the 486 have? I suspect that my problems at the
ludicrously low end of the spectrum are with the installer running out of
RAM. Am I right in thinking that the running system would need less RAM than
the installer? Subsidiary question, could I limit the RAM used by the
installer simply by leaving out the kernel modules which my hardware does not
need?
Anand
On Monday 10 May 2004 13:50, JC wrote:
> First off Im new here so hi, and Im just gonna dive right in...
>
> I use IPCop (http://www.ipcop.org). I used to run it on a 486, but
> then I "upgraded" to a P100. It works fine on both, but the big win
> is really that the web based user interface has gone from annoyingly slow
> to very usable now. The network side worked happily on both (that reminds
> me 486 up for grabs - ideal standalone firewall - gimme a shout anyone!).
>
> I run 3 machines behind it on my local LAN, 1 windows and 2 linux and
> have been very happy with it since first starting using it some 18
> months ago.
>
> One thing to note, IPCop is a fork of Smoothwall (which Ive never used) so
> theres bound to be some similarities, although I believe they are both
> starting to
> diverge. Smoothwall is backed by a commercial company wheres IPCop is
> community developed. Ive found the support from the IPCop community to be
> warm, friendly and first class, which is something Ive heard isn't
> necessary the
> case with Smoothwall. As always YMMV.
>
> Cheers,
> John.
>
> George Barnett wrote:
> >Catriona & Anand said:
> >>If anyone turns up, I will talk very briefly about the EdLUG library and
> >>then I would like to chat about Smoothwall.
> >
> >.. first port - be gentle :)
> >
> >I haven't tried the linux 'firewall-in-a-box' type products, but I've
> >heard some good things about m0n0wall, which is based on a minimal bsd
> >install.
> >
> >http://m0n0.ch/wall/
> >
> >looks very groovy and i believe its designed to run on a 64mb flash.
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