Yes, that Allied Teslyn card I was talking about is PCI. Thanks for that reminder.
On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 05:06:35PM -0800, Bob Crandell wrote:
> That's a PCI card right? Does his 486 have a PCI slot?
>
> >>> Cory Petkovsek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/29/2000 4:50:53
> PM >>>
> You can also get some Allied Teslyn 10/100 nics WITH Bus
> mastering (meaning the card processes network traffic rather than
> the cpu) for $15. I just got one from CDW.
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 04:42:35PM -0800, Bob Miller wrote:
> > Dragon Singer wrote:
> >
> > > Hello fellows,
> > > I have a few questions for you.
> > > We will be getting hooked up to the University's
> LAN in about a
> > > month or so. For security reasons I'd like to set up a comp
> as a gateway
> > > instead of getting an IP for each comp my family owns. Will
> a 486 work for
> > > this job? What are the bare requirements for this gate.
> The 486 I'm
> > > looking at doesn't have a HD but I can take the 2.4 gig HD
> (The Linux HD
> > > on my current desktop) and swap it in. The gentleman I'm
> negotiating with
> > > says he'll sell me the box and a NIC for $85.00. Will I
> need two NIC
> > > cards? one for the ethernet connection into the gate and
> one to go to
> > > the hub? Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Yes, you'll want to set up two separate ethernets and you'll
> want two
> > NICs in the gateway. A 486 should be fine. You should be
> able to get
> > a no-name NIC for $15 or less.
> >
> > You should probably look at the Linux Firewall HOWTO if you
> haven't
> > already.
> >
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.html
> >
> > --
> > K<bob>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.jogger-egg.com/
