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and don't forget that m0n0 wall only supports pci nics (to my knowledge), you said it was isa system? you will need pci slots unless you want to make a custom m0n0wall image for your isa hardware Michael Dale wrote: >Andrew Greenwood wrote: > > >>I'm considering reincarnating my m0n0wall machine as a dedicated access >>point (primarily so I don't have to have data going upstairs and >>downstairs again just because I need the AP in a better location!) >> >>Current machine is a P133 with 48 MB RAM. >> >>I have a 486 motherboard with a 486DX2-66 chip in it, not sure how much >>RAM but there are a couple of 72 pin SIMM slots. The expansion slots are >>entirely ISA. >> >>With enough RAM in it, would this be adequate for m0n0wall to function on? >>The wireless AP box would probably be plugged into another standard NIC in >>the m0n0wall box. >> >>I can't imagine the CPU usage would be extortionate, but having said that, >>watching the CPU graph of m0n0wall it sometimes seems like just refreshing >>a web page maxes out the CPU for a second or so! >> >>It'd just save me buying a whole new PC :) >> >> >>=#==> Silver Blade <==#= >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >> >> >> >> >" > > > 2.2.1. Minimum Requirements > >*486 processor* - Any 486 or higher processor is sufficient for >m0n0wall. Exactly how much processor you will need for your particular >implementation varies depending on your Internet connection bandwidth, >number of simultaneous connections required, what features you will use, >etc. For most deployments, a 486 or Pentium processor is sufficient. > >*64 MB of RAM* - 64 MB RAM is the official suggested minimum. The CD >version of m0n0wall has been reported to work fine for some people with >only 32 MB. When using the CompactFlash or hard drive versions of >m0n0wall, expect upgrades to fail with less than 64 MB. This is because >m0n0wall stores everything in RAM and uses no swap space - when it runs >out of RAM, it has nothing to fall back on." > >http://doc.m0n0.ch/handbook/hardware-pc.html > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > |