[aclug-L] Re: make use of using an old 486DX machine

[Maverick <mluvw47@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do you think it is possible to setup as a DHCP server?
I am using cable modem service, and only have one
static ip address and I have another two PCs. I am
thinking to get a hub and make this baby as a DHCP
server, do you think it will work?

anyone have this experience? Thanks.

Regards,
Mav

--- gLaNDix <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> you could use it as a firewall if you wanted...  or
> various other
> things...  um...  not long ago, i had a bunch of
> ideas, but now i forgot
> them all! : ^ )  you could set it up just to get
> more experience in
> networking linux w/ linux, *BSD, or whatever OS you
> want to...  (assuming
> you want more experience!)..  this is the main
> reason i'm using my
> parents old 486DX2/66...  that, and i want to try
> out some of the BSD
> derivatives, but i'm using all the drives in my main
> computer right now,
> and i'm too lazy to do any swapping (however, i want
> to just to screw
> around w/ a prerelease of WinXP i got from a
> cd.image newsgroup! : ^ )
> 
> you could also use it as a "remote" mp3 player... 
> set it up in your
> living room or another room where you want music
> that your main computer
> can't really cover, use nfs to mount your partition
> full of mp3z locally,
> and play in either room (or both!)  : ^ )
> 
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, George Sawi wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 01:11:35 -0500
> > From: George Sawi <guysw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [aclug-L] make use of using an  old 486DX
> machine
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, all
> > 
> >   Sorry on my typo, I have an old 486 DX/55 16M
> ram, 5x CDrom, 540M HD, sound
> > blaster 8 bit sound card, and an old 9600 US
> robotics internal modem.
> > 
> >  I have install the Debian base on the system, and
> configure all the hardware.
> > I could make this machine play Mp3 on the cdrom
> using mpg123.
> > Beside that, I still don't know how would make use
> of this machine at home.
> > Any suggestion?
> > 
> >   Beside this machine, I have an old P5 200, and I
> have cable modem.
> > 
> > Thanks all,
> > 
> > George
> > 
> > PS: Thank for Bruce pick my typo.
> > 
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