> On Sat, Jun 03, 2000 at 11:03, Sven Burgener wrote: > > > > Apropos 486 and firewall: what requirements are there for a firewall / > > masq. gateway to serve a LAN of approx. 20 - 50 clients? > > I mean, I have seen a 486 25sx w/z a cable modem serve up to 5 clients > > completely fine. It has IIRC 48 mbs of ram and was using about 100 > > ipchains rules. Are there any tests / comparisons on this subject? > > I once used a 486-DX100 between a 35+ client internal network and a 1.1MB > DSL line. No problems. May still be running for all I know, I don't work > there anymore. > > Luck, > Pann > -- > geek by nature, Linux by choice L I N U X .~. > The Choice /V\ > http://www.ourmanpann.com/linux/ of a GNU /( )\ > Generation ^^-^^
Unless it has been subjected to a direct hit by a strategic nuclear missile, I suspect it still would be working fine. ;-) -- David mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Ich fuhle, Luft von anderen Planeten" Note: No Microsoft programs were used in the creation or distribution of this message. If you are using a Microsoft program to view this message, be forewarned that I am not responsible for any harm you may encounter as a result.
