From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 21 10:16:16 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6B4E16A46D for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:16:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8145813C48A for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:16:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-31-60.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.31.60]:54551 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1INQmR-00032n-87 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:16:15 +0200 Received: (qmail 22492 invoked from network); 21 Aug 2007 12:16:07 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 21 Aug 2007 12:16:07 +0200 Received: (qmail 3859 invoked by uid 1001); 21 Aug 2007 12:16:07 +0200 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:16:07 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: "Bahman M." Message-ID: <20070821101607.GA3819@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Bahman M." , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <6d62f69a0708210302h57c45e63nb08999b2ad03b831@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6d62f69a0708210302h57c45e63nb08999b2ad03b831@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.31.60 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1INQmR-00032n-87. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1INQmR-00032n-87 262d82ae77ca5e27b5505b7f38145bfa Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:16:16 -0000 On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 01:32:28PM +0330, Bahman M. wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to setup a small home network therefore I plan to buy an old > (cheap) PC to act as the gateway. The hardware specification is > CPU: Pentium II at 433MHz > RAM: 128MB > HDD: IDE 4GB > LAN Card: D-Link 538FE Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it anyway.) > > Internet connection is a slow one below 512Kbps and there is only one > other node than the gateway in the network. > > Is the configuration enough? More than enough. I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se