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what should i build

  • 16-06-2005 10:26pm
    #1
    zap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 839 ✭✭✭


    i want a machine to act as a fire wall for my network but also wanna use it as a cvs server and a few other things anyone recommend a set up?


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  • #2
    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    Any old piece of junk should do really.... Buy a P3 second hand, theyre great bang for the buck these days. A p3 1.266 ghz should beat a 2.0ghz p4 a lot of the time.


  • #3
    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    As old in the tooth as it is these days I'd still go with a minimal Debian (with a 2.6 kernel) install for a standalone box like that.. Suse/Fedora/Redhat are just too clunky and preinstall a lot of services you will never need.
    Then just download the latest sources yourself for whatever you need (iptables/ssh/cvs/squid) .. no need to worry about out-of-date apt sources then.
    Don't have to worry about things like enlightenment/openoffice/mozilla taking your cvs/logging space then :)


  • #4
    jozi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    cvs, whats that?

    I use Clarkconnect for a firewall/fileserver/internet gateway at home, all it needs is a p2 266mhz minimum i think with 256mb ram (i have 1ghz celeron 128mb ram which works fine).

    Jozi


  • #5
    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    jozi wrote:
    cvs, whats that?

    source management software... a repository for source-code, where you can submit/checkout code, revert to previous versions etc... basically keeps track of changes.


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