>Whilst we can look at reusing old hardware, you may still have to
>shell out on a 100Mb uplink capable hub and have relatively new wiring
>(cat 5 capable).
>
>The article didn't even consider the networking demands and they can
>be critical. I think that there have been a few messages about it in
>the past.
Most new wiring is cat 5 already. 100 Mb NICs are $25-30. 9 port 10/100
hubs about $180. The cheapest *new* mobo+box is about $300-400. A 200
MHz is more than adequate as an X-terminal, but you can't even get a
200 MHz processor new now.
Remember the reason the network hasn't been costed separately is because
it's already there in the competing case---a disked Windoze client.
The extra network traffic due to X is not an issue on a 100 Mb network
as anybody who has used X-terminals can tell you.
>Still, don't let this put anyone off trying.
Yup, people have already tried it and it works in the right situation.
We're not talking about a network to support showing movies over Ethernet,
just mundane things like displaying databases.
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