Re: [TCLUG:23077] Creative uses for old PCs using Linux?

[Timothy Houck <thouck@thouck.com>]

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@nerp.net)
> > > >
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> > > > | Unix/Linux Consulting |  [ Haiku Error Message:          ]
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> > > >
> > > >  "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
> > >
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