> > I'm actually not doing this for the improved security in ithis particular > > case. As this is a home LAN, I don't have tons of room/pc's. So the gateway > > in this case is just another pc, and using this idea I wouldn't have to > > boot this pc for no other reason than "gatewaying". So it's mostly to avoid > > running the gateway, because of the added noise, etc. > > This hack won't help you then. The hardware will still be up and running. It's > just the software thet gets shut down (except for the kernel). >
It actually does help on a modern PC where one can spin down an unused hard drive. The fans will still be running, though; throttling down CPU (and further reducing fanning demands) will probably not be a good idea as it will increase the latency added by the hop through the firewall. Good vacuum cleaning / maintenance of the fans that go noisy can help with the fan noise, too. Avoid the temptation to run w/o casing for common external cooling because of the EMR -- you told it's your home. Vassilii -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
