> From: Discuss [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mike Small > > Speaking of routers, are there any caveats to using an old laptop as a > router? I'm about to move into a 1 BR. The retail router we have now
I've done this with laptops, desktops, soekris, and vmware systems running the router OS as a guest VM. With a laptop, the main caveat is the 2nd NIC. Previously I carefully selected a PCMCIA card that would be compatible. Nowadays I guess you probably have to use a carefully selected USB adapter. I recommend using pfSense or monowall instead of rolling your own BSD. Way, way, way easier, more featureful, probably more secure. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
