Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:02:16 -0500 From: "Robert Atkinson" <phreaki@gmail.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? Message-ID: <6fb2b4650701181802n5fd97a3fgc4f5e64c1558a7d2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45B00728.5050207@gmail.com> References: <200701180802.l0I82khi017603@lurza.secnetix.de> <45B00728.5050207@gmail.com>
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On 1/18/07, deeptech71@gmail.com <deeptech71@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > > > Does routing need a lot of RAM? What packet throughput speed can I expect > when > it's juggling data between RAM and HDD? I'd say don't do anything that would move much data back and forth in I/O, I believe the last time I did this was back on an old Gateway 486. Moving that squid/dns/fileserver back to a pentium II was the best upgrade. Packet filtering wise, I'd say compared to what I get from chips like Geode and such, 2 megabit probably, depending on what you're doing. Filtering bridge was able to top me off at like 10 megabit I think. Good idea. Thanx! I'll try that. > But doesn't FreeBSD configure things for specific hardware when installed > on > one computer? And does it work if install on a new generation 386? In general yes, however when a system is older than a 486, an older version of bsd is required I believe. -- Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
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