Re: tlug: Firewall machine - how fast for ethernet speeds

[Rex Walters <rex@example.com>]

>>>>> Scott Stone writes:  (on 25 Nov 98)

> yeah, routing isn't very cpu intensive.  I'd say either one would do it.
> You could even do it with no hard disk, too.

Agreed.  Even 14 Mbps is only slightly more than a 10BT ethernet, which
the 486 will certainly be able to handle.  (The 386 I'm not so sure
about).

Check out the linux router project: "http://www.linuxrouter.org/".  The
recommend a 486 with 12 MB for a 10BT ethernet router.

Regards,
-- 
Rex
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