Re: [SLUG] How much memory needed for a dial-on-demand/3C509 router?

From: doc (e.net@verizon.net)
Date: Mon Mar 25 2002 - 23:27:23 EST


You know, I use Google constantly to find things that others
cannot.

I think that because I ahve suffered so many dead ends with
Linux and NetBSD I just gave up too easily!

Thanks! doc

> Using google I found 219 entries with "freesco pcmcia". First page had
> entries that said "hey have been successfully used to enable Freesco to
use
> a 10Mbps Ethernet PCMCIA card and a standard PCMCIA modem card"
>
> So you should not have much problem...
>
> On Monday 25 March 2002 21:22, you wrote:
> > Sure wish someone had a version that supported PCMCIA!
> > They don't "officially" support it and have no plans to do so.
> > They refer interested parties to the PCMCIA project to work
> > it out themselves ... nice.
> >
> > Anyone aware of a site from which one might download a
> > version of Freesco with the PCMCIA patch?
> >
> > Messed around with NetBSD on my ThinkPad 360cse 486/50
> > with 16mb memory but so far no joy.
> >
> > Thanks! doc
> >
> > > Well, I've used Freesco and it only needs 6MB. So that's a really
tine,
> >
> > but
> >
> > > quite sufficent router and NAT and packet filter and print server and
DNS
> >
> > and
> >
> > > mini web server and telnet server...
> > >
> > > That's freesco.org
> > >
> > > On Monday 25 March 2002 12:11, you wrote:
> > > > I'm planning to use an HP Vectra 486/25N as a dialup router (unless
> > > > anyone else would like to donate something else that runs cool
enough
> > > > to remove all fans), and have two 3C509B NICs and a Supra 56i
> > > > (true)modem. I *might* want to use it as a print server, but that's
> > > > gravy.
> > > >
> > > > I have no RAM and I'm about to scream because it'll cost $26+S&H for
a
> > > > 16MB Kingston module (it supposedly wants 80ns FPM, although there
have
> > > > been reports of getting the much-more-common 60ns FPM to work). The
> > > > motherboard can take up to three such modules for 48MB total memory.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone suggest how much memory I'll need for a stock distro
kernel
> > > > and any modules and software that might be necessary? I can try
paring
> > > > down the kernel, too (no PCI, no SCSI, no USB, etc.) if appropriate.
I
> > > > don't want to spend around $80 maxing out the memory if I don't have
> > > > to. Last I heard, the Linux Router Project would run in 12MB but
> > > > didn't have diald.
> > > >
> > > > And if anyone's got hardware (16MB FPM at any speed, a different
> > > > platform, a 486/50-66 CPU) in need of a good home, I'll help you
out.
> > > > ;)
> > > >
> > > > Ben
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Steve
>
> --
>
> Steve
>



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