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It does support ISA, I've got one running as WAN nic. it uses the ep driver. just my 2c. Peter On 21-jan-2006, at 15:56, Brandon wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > |