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 Sep 26 2005, 09:07 PM
There are lots of possibilities of using old computers as routers. If computerhas enough RAM (24 - 32 MB) it can be good router. Just few Ethernet cards, Linuxoid software router installed and - it flies! I tried, it works. 
 
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Sep 26 2005, 09:11 PM
QUOTE(p_a @ Sep 26 2005, 05:07 PM) There are lots of possibilities of using old computers as routers. If computerhas enough RAM (24 - 32 MB) it can be good router. Just few Ethernet cards, Linuxoid software router installed and - it flies! I tried, it works. [right][snapback]189634[/snapback][/right] You mentioned the software router, what about installing a IP address block such as Peer Guardian 2? Peer Guardian 2 currently only runs on Windows, but the do have a link Here that is for linux and may work best for you situation.
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Sep 27 2005, 01:54 AM
I've seen linux routers with much less ram than that... more like 2-4mb on a 386 CPU. Depends on how much you are routing, but this is more than enough for an average house. You may also want to mention that setting up linux for this sort of thing requires good knowledge of the OS and being good at using the command prompt and editors like vi or emacs.
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Oct 2 2005, 02:56 PM
I tried it - my router is running on linux, it works great. I must say, that it can sweep web sites, and it is router. Thats great. You must try that.
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Oct 3 2005, 01:41 AM
Why would you spend money buying ethernet cards and wasting time "creating" a router out of an old computer? Why not just use the money you spent on ethernet cards to buy a real router? you can get decent routers with print servers and everything for like 10 bux now.
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Nov 10 2005, 01:36 AM
QUOTE(p_a @ Sep 26 2005, 02:07 PM) There are lots of possibilities of using old computers as routers. If computerhas enough RAM (24 - 32 MB) it can be good router. Just few Ethernet cards, Linuxoid software router installed and - it flies! I tried, it works. [right][snapback]189634[/snapback][/right] It does work, i have also tried it on an older comp. The only problem is that its probably quite cheaper just to buy a router than a bunch of networking cards, and probably a few RAM upgrades...
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Nov 21 2005, 12:36 AM
I'm sure you can install a few HDDs and use it for network storage. Something a normal router can't do.
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Nov 21 2005, 02:11 AM
Make sure you upgrade your network card! Don't use something that can only transfer 10 mb/s. I don't know how fast your hdd's need to be either.
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 Dec 21 2005, 10:52 AM
I tried it - my router is running on WinXP SP2 with 3 NIC, it works great. I must say, that it can sweep web sites, and it is router. Thats great. But sometimes very slowly and crashlyyy....javascript:emoticon('<_<') smilie
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Dec 21 2005, 04:16 PM
But why you wanna do that for a home or small network? I think these types of routers are considered quite powerful and to be used in super large networks, e.g. Microsoft Cooperation or NASA.. Otherwise a normal Cisco router can do the job.. It saves power and space as well..
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