old p200 good enough??

volkanb · 01-18-2004, 11:47 PM

I wanna use an old dell p200mmx/64mb ram and 1.6 gig hd as an Server for my network service on the LAN. firewall,DHCP and have a DNS server for my external domain name.
So it's a little more than just a gateway, But will it be fast enough for everything i want with it?
Redhat and suse have server version of there distros, which i'll have to pay for but i wonder if it's any good for me as i'm just a rookie setting up a home network.

volkanb · 01-19-2004, 04:52 AM

Is it wise at all to put all network services on one machine, even the dns for external domain from a security point of view?
And would a webserver be a bad idea on that machine?

volkanb · 01-19-2004, 02:11 PM

So no cliff edge of technology

Thanx

01-18-2004, 11:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
volkanb Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 46	old p200 good enough?? I wanna use an old dell p200mmx/64mb ram and 1.6 gig hd as an Server for my network service on the LAN. firewall,DHCP and have a DNS server for my external domain name. So it's a little more than just a gateway, But will it be fast enough for everything i want with it? Redhat and suse have server version of there distros, which i'll have to pay for but i wonder if it's any good for me as i'm just a rookie setting up a home network.

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01-19-2004, 04:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
volkanb Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 46	Is it wise at all to put all network services on one machine, even the dns for external domain from a security point of view? And would a webserver be a bad idea on that machine?

01-19-2004, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
volkanb Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 46	So no cliff edge of technology Thanx