This would probably work okay for just 2 or 3 machines.  We have a Pentium 200
in place handling about 75 users with ipfwadm and 32 MB of RAM.  I don't see
why a slower processor wouldn't handle the job for just a few machines.


On 19-Mar-98 Ken Arck wrote:
> I have an old 386dx-40 laying around and was thinking about using it as a
> router for a limited home network (maybe 2 or 3 workstations). It would be
> used mainly as the gateway to my ISP for the other machines. My question
> is.. is such a small horsepower machine worth even considering for this
> purpose? It currently has 16 megs in it, but I could slap in more if needed..
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> 
> Ken
> 
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