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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:36:30 +0800
From: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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Subject: Re: Laptops as routers
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:12:19 +0200
Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net> wrote:

> Am Sonntag, 31. Oktober 2004 00:20 schrieb Paul Hoffman:
> > Greetings again. I'm looking to buy a couple of cheap old laptops to
> > be used as temporary routers. They just need to be able to handle
> > PCMCIA Ethernet cards, not much more (having an Ethernet connector
> > on the motherboard is fine, of course.) I don't want to run
> > XWindows, and I'm sure 64 MB and a 1gig hard drive would suffice.
> >
> > Are there any brands/models I should lean towards? Ones I should
> > avoid?
> 
> Bad idea IMHO. I'd suggest having a look at http://www.soekris.com/
> (net4501 for easiest requirements, better 4801, all in one extendable
> box) or if you 

Or else take a look at mini-ITX:

http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/spearhead/mini-itx/

regards,
Robert