Garbage cans around big companies. Your local LUG and 2600 should have people that would know where to find these items for $0.
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, simsjs wrote: > Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 11:59:25 -0800 > From: simsjs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: security-basics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Low end machines for Firewall/IDS > > Try looking at www.pricewatch.com no bidding hassle, and usually pretty cheap. > > Hope it helps. > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 11/29/2002 at 7:01 PM Jay D. Dyson wrote: > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Hash: SHA1 > > > >On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, ALBEE,RUSSELL. S FC2 (CV63 CS5) wrote: > > > >> Does anybody know of any good locations online to purchase old 486 > >> machines or low end Pentium machines for use as a Firewall and/or IDS? > >> I've tried searching on google and just keeping getting links to Pentium > >> 4 computers. I will be using either a Linux or BSD flavor on these > >> machines. > > > > I'd say your best bet is to search on ebay.com. I've personally > >managed to find some relatively older eMachines (533i and 600is models) on > >there at very reasonable prices (~$200, including shipping). All machines > >I've purchased have been in fine working order and all now live happily > >running Linux as IDS, firewalls and -- on occasion -- full-fledged > >Xfree86-enabled workstations. > > > > The only caveat: pay close attention to the seller's history and > >feedback. A long list of happy buyers makes for a happier transaction in > >my book. > > > >- -Jay > > > > ( ( _______ > > )) )) .--"There's always time for a good cup of coffee"--. > >>====<--. > >C|~~|C|~~| (>------ Jay D. Dyson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------<) | = > >|-' > > `--' `--' `------ Lead, follow, or get-out-of the way. ------' `------' > > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (TreacherOS) > >Comment: See http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/ for current keys. > > > >iD8DBQE96CoWTqL/+mXtpucRAqPqAKCHnalOgbG5y21ozJS1GJoTG5S17wCfbhhk > >MDxazm+ptQVqPhn3jO1Kz2o= > >=rBq3 > >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > >
