Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Lauri Tischler" <> | Date | Sat, 25 May 1996 14:12:10 GMT +2 | Subject | Re: Crap: CONFIG_RANDOM and TCP FILTER |
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Anno Domini 24 May 96 at 6:28, duxmike@iafrica.com wrote:
> > idiotic, 16k is peanuts when the memory requirement for usefull box > > begins at 16M. I just found this out the hard way, I had to borrow > > A 4M linux box functions very well as a small router or 4 port term server > or X terminal. I have a 2M compaq laptop which is a very useful tool for > all sorts of small tasks, ie traceroute,ping,ftp,telnet via ppp or ethernet. > Makes a cheap sniffer with tcpdump.
For a limited function box comparable to multimeter or oscilloscope or cisco-router or dumb terminal or sniffer, a tiny Linuxbox serves very well indeed.
For desktop workstation you need more resourses. Some ballpark figure for minimum acceptable workstation performance in _commercial_ environment is the capability to compile a full kernel in less than 60 min. Cheers..
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