[SLUG] Linux (or other) Dial-up Router

[Ciaran Finnegan]

I’m looking for a ‘dial-up router’ to put on customer networks for support purposes.   I’m in two minds as to whether I’d prefer a low spec. PC or some sort of ‘black box’ for a number of reasons.   1/�������� Black Box, is liable to be more reliable than a PC. 2/�������� Network Managers seem to get less excited when you put a hardware device on their networks than they do if you suggest using an old 486. 3/�������� Low Spec. PC would be cheaper and probably more versatile.   Has anyone come across anything like this, I’m particularly interested in linux distro’s that would be suitable for running on low spec. PC’s.   Oh, and it has to be cheap as well.   Thanks.