Thanks John, this makes the light a little brighter. I just need practice anyway, so this will do and the price aint bad... Looks like its time to browse over to e-bay...
Cheers! John Kaberna wrote: >For the cost of buying a new low-end PC you can get a 501. So, unless you >need multiple interfaces its not really worth it. Plus, the 501 can run 6.x >code and you can't with a 2MB flash card. Unless you've got a spare PC with >the required parts lying around your best bet is to probably spend $500 >bucks on a 501. If you do plan on building your own, there's not much more >to it than building a skeleton PC. That's why there isn't much more info >about how to do it. If you know about basic PC hardware then you can figure >it out. > >John Kaberna >CCIE #7146 >www.netcginc.com >(415) 750-3800 > > >""Gaz"" wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > >>Has anyone got more details on this please. >>I've seen various posts but never any details. Usually they die off at the >>expense of a flash card. >>I've got a 520 being flash upgraded from 2Mb to 16Mb, so I wouldn't mind >>having a play with the old 2Mb card if it's a go'er. >> >>Cheers, >> >>Gaz >> >>""George Murphy CCNP, CCDP"" wrote in message >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... >> >>>Thanks Geoff. I appreciate the reply. I would have never found that..... >>> >>>Geoff Zinderdine wrote: >>> >>>>""Murphy, George"" wrote in message >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... >>>> >>>>>Howdy Folks, I have seen some posts before about running PIX on a PC a >>>>>"FrankenPIX" so to speak. Anyone have any references on how to do >>>>> >this?. > >>I >> >>>>>have a clone box to use but need to know how to steps.... >>>>>Thanks for any help...... >>>>> >>>>Hansang Bae posted this on the lab mailing list a while back, I will >>>> >save > >>>>him the cut and paste: >>>> >>>>Here are the components that make up: >>>> >>>> Cisco LocalDirector 430/416 >>>> Cisco Pix Firewall 520 >>>> >>>> MOTHERBOARD: >>>> Intel Motherboard SE440BX-2 $ 100 >>>> >>>> NETWORK INTERFACE: >>>> Intel Pro100/B 10/100 NIC PRO100/B $ 40 >>>> - OR - >>>> Osicom 4 Ethernet Port PCI OLN-2404TX $ 900 >>>> >>>> ISA FLASH CARD: >>>> 16MB ISA Flash Card (PEP) CISCO - $ 700 >>>> - OR - >>>> 4MB ISA Flash Card (??) ?? $ --? >>>> >>>>hsb Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=28513&t=28342 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
