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What use the P133?

  • 21-03-2005 4:26pm
    #1
    jjmax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭


    I have an old P133, with about 10GB HD space, and 64MB RAM.
    I've tried installing Linux on it, and it was fine, but even XFCE had problems running on it. I'm considering Gentoo, but I can't really see the point, except to be able to say I did it. The machine used to work fine under Win95, maybe I'll go back to that.
    My question is - Why bother? Is there any use to be had from this machine? Other than a footrest/doorstop.
    Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    Or, does anyone have an old machine like this (as a 2nd/3rd machine) and what do you use it for.


Comments

  • #2
    eggshapedfred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭eggshapedfred


    you could use it as a webserver. install apache and away you go (you could also install apache on your main machine and connect over the loopback address but how'n'ever)...

    you could also use it as a dedicated firewall...

    or if you stick a pci-adapter and a pcmcia card in the back of it (and a distro like pebble linux) you could use it as a wireless access point...

    haven't done any of these myself but then I don't have a spare P133 lying around...


  • #3
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    A very low power fileserver? You could leave that running and download crap onto it instead of leaving your expensive power-hungry main PC on.


  • #4
    Snowbat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭Snowbat


    I have a P166 headless Linux server doing several tasks
    • Downloading POP3 mail > SpamAssassin > local POP3+IMAP server
    • Webmail (one user needs remote access to email)
    • Fileserver (Maxtor 160GB on a Highpoint IDE card)
    • MySQL database server (home office)
    • NTP server (synced with pool.ntp.org)
    The server used to do NAT routing, MRTG traffic graphs (including latency on the first hop to the ISP), a wireless network gateway, and run a script to reconnect the ADSL modem whenever it disconnects, but I don't use these since I installed a Linksys WRT54G.


  • #5
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    www.smoothwall.org and/or what Snowbat recommended.

    There's sod-all point in trying to run a modern X server on it.


  • #6
    Jaeger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭Jaeger


    Stick your mp3 collection on it and use it as a jukebox? :)

    I have a couple of p133 systems at home, but no BB so they just sits in the corner...


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  • #7
    jjmax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭jjmax


    Thanks for all the suggestions.
    I think I'll give them all a go and see which one I like best.


  • #8
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    SyxPak wrote:
    www.smoothwall.org and/or what Snowbat recommended.

    There's sod-all point in trying to run a modern X server on it.

    ;)
    You should know better

    http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
    http://featherlinux.berlios.de/


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