Re: Linux on an i386

[Scott Yellig <syellig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Mon, 4 May 1998, Adam wrote:

> >I'd like to set it up as a server of sorts on my network at home. I won't
> >be doing graphics. I want to check out how some of the basic network
> >services function (POP3, Apache, file sharing, etc) from my other PC
> >(Linux & Win95). Also IP masquerading connecting to my ISP.
My 386/25 with 16 megs of ram works very well as a MASQ firewall, and a
sendmail server. File serving might be pushing things, since IDE disk
access really sucks if its running off an under powered CPU.
> >I'm probably going to throw a beefier machine at this project in a few
> >months, but it would be nice to learn some of this before I really try to
> >use it for productive purposes. And heck, I like a little torture every
> >now and then with projects lke this.
nah, you dont need anyhting more powerful :) (except maybe for
fileserveing)
>
 
> >One of the things I got from my brother is an old monitor...the kind with
> >a 9-pin connector. I figured I had to use the card out of the PC to
> >connect this monitor. Maybe there's an adapter? I didn't think there was,
> >but you never know. I am picking up an extra VGA monitor soon that I
> could
9pins are either CGA or EGA, i believe. i believe i have an old EGA card
you could use if you want it. Actually, now that i think of it, its some
king of EGA/VGA mix (two connectors on the card)... but i doubt linux has
any support for the VGA, other than text mode. Its yours if you come to a
meeting. (let me know)

> >use instead. The hard drive is undetermined at this time, but probably at
> >least an 800 MB.
this beast right here has a 150 meg hard drive. 800 megs will be plenty to
do IP masq and things. and the extra space would do for a Web server, like
you mentioned maybe doing.

> Should be no problem.  You should probably just use the old card,  in text
> mode it shouldn't make any diffrence what kind of card you have.
Right.... just and old ega/cga/anything that does textmode/ will work fine
in linux. Especially if its just a network machine, and doesnt need a
graphical console.