Keith O'Connell([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Hi, > > Over the comming months I am starting a "teach-your-self" program. I > am learning more of linux than just a desktop. I have a small lan at home > for my wife, daughters and myself. The three of them use WinXP, and I > have a desktop of myown running stable and a file server for all of > us, also running stable. > > I now have come by two old machines that I want to employ, but before > I throw mt self at it, I want to know if they are up to the task, and > also if they are, will they likley remain suitable for the tasks as > new versions of software are released > > 1: I have a 133MHz pentium, 1Gb disk and 32Mb ram. I want to use this > as a firewall. > > 2: Also an 400MHz AMD K6-2, 6Gb disk and 80Mb ram. This is to be a > name server and an email server > > Neither of them will have X on them, so what I need to know is; > a: they are not up to the tasks > b: they are just up to the tasks > c: they are easily up to the tasks > > If the answer is a: or b:, what could be done to improve the > situation. Asking a lot in a single message, but I dont want to start > then find that they just won't do the job(s)
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