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From: Dan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] IPMasq Confusion
> Now, what I'd personally do is set up a separate machine solely as a
> router. There are a few distributions of Linux that are designed to do
> exactly that, sometimes requiring only a single floppy to do so. An old
> 486 would easily be up to this task, and can be obtained for as little
> as $30. This way, your net access can continue uninterrupted if you
> need to reboot or do maintenance on your main Linux box.
>
I do this with a 386SX-16, 8MB of ram, a floppy a NIC, a modem, and the Ballantain
distro. The computer was freebie, the NIC and modem came from the parts box and the
software: free Linux , of course.
Hoyt
