Laptops as routers

[cpghost at cordula.ws]

On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 11:38:02PM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote:
> Here is a better idea!
> Step 1: Go dumpster diving for old computers (Pentium 1 or better, 8MB 
> IDE Storage Device or better, and a minimun of 48MB/Ram).
> Step 2: Grab some networks cards wail your in the dumpster.
> Step 3: Install said network cards into computers.
> Step 4: Install and configure m0n0wall on said computers. 
> http://m0n0.ch/wall/
> Step 5: Profit???
> ------------------
> Total Cost: $0.00

Well, depending on your geographic location, you may want to
consider power consumption as the main cost factor here.
A Soekris box would consume something around 5-10 Watt or so
on average. Compare this to even the slowest Pentium. Oh, and
they are absolutely silent as well :-)

-cpghost.

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