> > should i even bother trying to put such a low end machine to use as a > > gateway, firewall or webserver? if so would debian run on it, or should i > > look for a single floppy solution (and if so which one, where do i look)?
> you will be surprised to see what an old machine is capable of. I have a > 486DX2 with 12MB configured as a gateway (ip masquerade) for ADSL, > firewall, smtp server, DNS server, pop3. So for internet sharing the > computer is fast enough, I can even read my mail on it with acceptable > speed. I do not know if it is fast enough for a webserver. Depends on your > cable modem line. ah, that's good to hear. one question though: how large should the swap partition be.. ? i usually use one that is slightly larger than my RAM but with only 16 to begin with i'd think i'd need about 50mb swap. Brendon
