Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Q: IDE Flash Boot?

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

On Mon, July 2, 2007 13:47, Indiana Epilepsy and Child Neurology wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:29:16 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:
>
>
>>
>> On Mon, July 2, 2007 12:22, Bruce Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> I need a firewall, and I have an old 486 with 32 MB RAM (fully
>>>> loaded).  It doesn't support USB.  I like the idea of "no moving
>>>> parts" for reliability, and I've had good luck with IDE flash drives
>>>> using other OSes.  You can boot off them, etc. - they appear to be
>>>> an ordinary IDE drive.
>>>>
>>>>
> <snip>
>
>>
>> It's gonna be tight with 32MB, you won't be able to run much on the
>> box.
>
> I'm not sure how much I need to run, so I don't know if that will be a
> problem.
>
> We just changed from Verizon to Comcast for internet service, and
> ComCast gave us an SMC "business IP gateway" which contains a
> firewall.  I spent a while trying to figure out how to enable port
> forwarding for my VPN, and finally called ComCast.  You can't!  They
> recommended I disable the firewall in the SMC and put one in that can do
> port forwarding.  I said "but ... that's stupid!"; the tech said "I agree
> with you, sir."  So, this "firewall" keeps anything from getting in or out
> (other than http, I guess).  Turn it off and my local
> network is completely exposed.
>
> I guess I just need to block packets I don't specify for fowarding? Is
> 32 MB RAM adequate for this?

I would guess yes, but I can't promise it.
It's quite a while ago since I tested DL with anything less then 64MB.

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  Heiko Zuerker
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