On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 09:31:14PM +0200, Csanyi Pal wrote: > I have at my home a small network: > firewall/gateway: Pentium II Class PC box with 64 MB RAM, 5,1 GB HDD > server : Pentium IV Class PC box with 2 GB RAM, 60 GB HDD > desktop : Pentium IV Class PC box with 2 GB RAM, 2 * 320 GB HDD > > On all these PC boxes run Debian GNU/Linux: > firewall/gateway: Etch > Server : Etch > desktop : Lenny > > The firewall has a buggy hardware and can't to install on it Lenny so > I decide to buy a new hardware for firewall/gateway.
Put the drive in another computer, install to that drive, then move the drive back? > I think about that that I could to use the server box as a > firewall/gateway and the new PC box for the server.. > > What is the recommended new hardware for firewall/gateway or for a > web, mail, file & printer server at a small home network? Well, since the PII worked just fine, I think you'll find that any computer on which you can install Lenny will work for you. I used to use a 486 with 32 MB ram but Etch couldn't install on it. It runs OpenBSD very well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org