On 21/07/05, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:40:51 +1200 > Carl Cerecke wrote: > > > > > > I think I've pretty much settled on buying a modem with a firewall in > > it, and having a small, quiet server behind it. Some of those > > compaq/HP small-form-factor PCs might do the trick. trademe has a few > > for sale. Anybody else have something suitable gathering dust? > > > try the computer broker, from time to time they have nice compaq small > form factor boxes for sale at a very reasonable price. I have three of > them, two running ipcop (home & office) and the other running some > server type stuff in a wardrobe. > > they weigh a ton for their size, but that gives them a nice feeling of > permanence.
How noisy are they? Would I be able to leave it on in a bedroom overnight (while I'm sleeping in it? - the room that is, not the box. Blasted ambiguous language)? What about in a room next to a bedroom? We have a pretty small house (by NZ standards) with 5 of us in there. Noise can be a big issue. Cheers, Carl.
