Re: [seul-edu] RE: X-terminals

[Emilio Gerardo Milian <egmilian@gene.COM>]

I believe you can use 286 PC's as a router/firewall for your network. 
see: http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2440959,00.html
Here are some links providing information on how to make a linux router:
www.linuxrouter.org/
FREESCO: www.freesco.org/
lrp.steinkuehler.net/
 Router Projects: www.linuxrouter.org/mailm...nux-router
FAQ'S: www.dreamwvr.com/lrp2-info/lrp2-faq.html
beta.linuxrouter.org/faq/FAQ.html
 mirrorS: lrp.c0wz.com/ - www.xtdnet.nl/linux-router/

Emilio

jeff williams wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 04 Apr 2001, you wrote:
> >
> > Actually I heard something about a computer recycling center that can recover
> > the many precious metals in old computers. Seeing that 286's have almost no
> > practical use worth the amount of time required to get them working I would
> > recomend seeking one of these facilites out.
> 
> Speaking of recycling the 286 systems in Gary, Indiana...
> 
> You may wish to contact:
>         HOBI International
>         1185 Hawthorn Lane
>         West Chicago, IL  60185
>         (630)231-6540
> 
> They recycle and resell old systems.
> 
> West Chicago is about 90 minutes from Gary, so it is not a bad match of need to
> remove from the lab and a place which can render them for usable components.
> 
> --
> jeff williams - cfiaime@nconnect.net
>                 jeff.williams@cuw.edu
>                 jbw9586@ksu.edu