As a former SmoothWall Team member, my advice is to go with IPCop instead. IPCop is based on SmoothWall 0.9.9 (the last version of SW I had much to do with, actually), and is now in 0.1.2Pre5a (which is REALLY close to v0.1.2Release, expected "anytime". 0.1.1 is a near carbon copy of SW 0.9.9 with some improvements (ext3fs, for example), although at the moment, SW has a better non-English language support structure (not improved a bit, BTW, since my wife left the team; she used to handle that). 0.1.2Pre5a is the first IPCop version that has non-English support built back in.
http://www.ipcop.org > -----Original Message----- > From: fred smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 4:34 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: Linux and Older Computers > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 03:19:38PM -0600, RedHat wrote: > > OK... > > > > I downloaded the whole directory for LinixRouter2.9.8. > There is not any > > documentation accept the old docs on the website. I have > created the boot > > Another possibility, and a whole lot easier to configure and manage, > is "Smoothwall GPL", from www.smoothwall.org. You download their ISO > image, burn it to a CD, and boot it. It formats your hard > drive (so don't > do a test boot on a machine you care about!!!!!!!), installs itself, > takes you through some configuration and voila, a firewall! > > A word of warning: some of the people at that organization have a bit > of an attitude problem, but it is possible to work with them. Read the > various stuff on their site and you'll see what I mean. > > nevertheless, it is a pretty good package, and I'm a happy user of it. > Mine is on an old P90 wiht 40 megs RAM and a 3 gig hard > drive. The hard > drive is waaaaay bigger than necessary. A 1 gig, or even a > 500 meg would > serve fine. > > > disk by; > > > > DOS format a: /q > > > > Now install syslinux: > > DOS syslinux a: > > > > Copy the minimum files to the disk: > > > > root.tgz > > etc.tgz > > log.tgz > > linux > > syslinux.cfg > > syslinux.dpy > > > > But when it boots it says Could Not find Kernel image: linux > > Boot: > > > > I do not follow am I supposed to have more files on the > systems hard drive? > > I am trying to install this on a clean drive. > > > > Rick > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Warren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:38 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Linux and Older Computers > > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:39:06AM -0600, RedHat wrote: > > > I have some older computers the oldest being a 386 and I > have a copy of > > > Linux 6.0. I would like to get some use out of these > computers so I was > > > thinking I could install 6.0 on one and make it my > firewall. Would this be > > a > > > good idea or should I stick with 8.0? Maybe set the > others up as email and > > > bind servers? > > > > > > Opinions please > > > > Check out the Linux Router Project site, http://www.linuxrouter.org. > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------- > "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to > present you before his > glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the > only God our Savior > be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ > our Lord, before > all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." > ----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) > ----------------------------- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
