Mmkay. I was hoping for something a little less obvious. :) Condensation is an issue with freon and other such coolants, and I can't have vents on a safe... :) Would condensation be an issue if the inside of the safe was pressurized? What about solid coolants? The safe itself is metal... I could set up a system of heat dissipation into the wall of the safe itself, and rely on something to keep the safe walls cool... Timothy On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Andrew Nemchenko wrote: > An Old refrigirator??? > > Timothy Houck wrote: > > > Kent, > > > > Nice! Great idea. I've always thought about designing a > > physically-secure linux box in an enclosed safe. There would only be an > > ethernet cable sticking out. The only problem is heat buildup... I'd need > > some kind of refrigeration. Ideas? > > > > Timothy > > > > On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Kent Schumacher wrote: > > > > > Timothy Houck wrote: > > > 500 feet of 10base2 coax, running at 10Mbs. Once I had grounded the > > > ends I have had virtually no transmission errors. > > > > > > I'm doing this at work. I have a lot of excess old hardware and > > > I just wired this up for kicks. Now it contributes greatly to my piece of > > > mind (the box is out in the maintenance shed, 500 feet away from the main > > > building), and yes it is in a locked area, and yes, I do check to make sure > > > it is pingable, although I haven't physically looked at it for more than > > > 6 months. > > > > > > Too fun, > > > Kent > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hiya. > > > > > > > > Have you tried this? What kind of cable did you use and how long did it > > > > take before it broke? :) > > > > > > > > The longest I've ever tried is a 45 foot chain of serial cables ;). Not > > > > recommended... > > > > > > > > Timothy > > > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Kent Schumacher wrote: > > > > > > > > > Go pick up a 40 Gb hard drive, a network card, and a lot of cable and > > > > > put the '486 out in the neighbors garage for an offsite automated backup > > > > > device... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ben Kochie wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > we use older linux boxes for file servers, or simple stuff like network > > > > > > monitoring.. DNS, DHCP, MRTG.. and a few other things > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) > > > > > > > > > > > > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > > > > > > | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] > > > > > > | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] > > > > > > | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] > > > > > > | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] > > > > > > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > > > > > > > > > > > > "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Chris Opp wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What kinds of things can be done using Linux on old PCs, (i.e. 486, Pentium > > > > > > > 100, etc)? I am already aware that you can use an older 486 to make a router > > > > > > > out of it, but what other creative things can be done? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris Opp > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Timothy Houck > > > > thouck at thouck.com > > > > www.thouck.com > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > -- > > > Kent Schumacher > > > > > > Structural Wood Corporation > > > 4000 Labore Rd. > > > St. Paul, MN 55110 > > > > > > Phone: (651) 426-8111 > > > Fax: (651) 426-6859 > > > e-mail: kent at structural-wood.com > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Timothy Houck > > thouck at thouck.com > > www.thouck.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > -- > If the things I say offend you then they were probably meant to do so. > > Andrew Nemchenko > > E-mail: drew at usfamily.net > Work: 952-932-4081 > Home: 651-681-8572 > Pager: 612-264-1737 > http://www.kuzmich.cjb.net > > > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $7.99/mo! ------ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Houck thouck at thouck.com www.thouck.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org