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

[Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A 486 is plenty of power for a DHCP server. You will also need to do
ip masquerading. Basically the DHCP server will hand off private IP
addresses to your workstations and then the ip masq will allow you to
access the Internet with them.


On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:16:20AM -0800, Maverick wrote:
> 
> 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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