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Posted by ozzy on January 29, 2005, 4:02 am
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>I have an old Pentium 166 with 16M of RAM. Is that enough machine to run a
>simple Linux distro (maybe Damn Small Linux) and Smoothwall?
>
>Also, does anybody make a "real" modem any more? I've looked for hours
>trying to find a new 56K dialup modem that's not a "Winmodem" without
>success. Sometimes the application data seems to be worded to make you
>think it's not a Winmodem, and then you find out that it is, when you read
>something in the fine print like "peripheral software is required to
>operate this product."
The P1 166 is fine. I have a smoothwall running on one just fine but you'll
need more ram.
Quote from their installation guide:
"Minimum 32 Mbytes RAM, ideally 64 Mbytes or more. With less than 64 Mbytes RAM
it may not be possible to run all services especially the Web Proxy Server and
the Intrusion Detection System. Additional RAM may be needed for optimal
performance if the Proxy Cache and Intrusion Detection features are utilised."
64MB is ideally minimum.
The only modems I have ever used or ever will use are U.S.R./3Com modems. They
are rock steady/stable & can be obtained as true hardware modems
(non-winmodems). There may be others but not as good quality. If you can't find
a good internal one, an external 57.6 will work great.
ozzy
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