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FWIW: This question is more appropriate to firewalls-list
([EMAIL PROTECTED]); it's not a MASQing question per se.
IMO, yes, it should be enough machine for a firewall; but you are obviously
using it for other things right now. Start running some CPU-intensive task
and your firewall will suffer. Also, being a firewall means this machine is
directly on the Internet. You might want to put your current machine
*behind* a firewall.
IMO, you'd be better off picking up a cheap/used P-90/133 system to use
(only) as your firewall. (I use an old 486/SX33 as a personal ISDN firewall)
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Crittenden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Here is a question. I have a Gateway 2000, model E-3110. It has a 266mHz
> processor with 128 meg of memory and 6 gig of disk space. The disk is
> split into 1 gig for / and /var and 5 gig for /usr. The / is 23% full and
> /usr is 14% full. I am going to use this as a firewall here at Simpson.
> We are not using it in the true since, ie. not everyone goes through it.
> It is mainly for students. They are given a 10.x.x.x address and the
> firewall masq that for the Internet. They will be using web services, ftp
> services, Real Audio, email and chat mainly. We don't allow ICQ. There
> are 350 students that could possibly use it but most likely not all will
be
> hitting it at a one time. My boss is concerned if this is enough machine
> for this application or if it will be a bottleneck. Any thoughts?
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