Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 27 May 1996 20:54:09 -0600 (MDT) | From | Derrik Pates <> | Subject | Re: Crap: CONFIG_RANDOM and TCP FILTER |
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On Sat, 25 May 1996, Lauri Tischler wrote:
> > 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. Yeah, a _very_ small router. And an X terminal? The XFree86 docs say that X functions _very slowly_ under 4 meg. They recommend at least 8 meg to do any real work.
> > 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. Yep. A tiny Linux box (fast 386, maybe slow 486) is fine for these things, but as far as being usable as a real tool for running serious apps or for heavy routing, no way.
> > 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. Sixty minutes? I'd say 30-45 minutes shold be all the more you should need for a kernel build for an acceptable workstation. That's on a Pentium 75 or 90. If you have a fast Pentium, or a PPro, then of course.. but that's off-topic.
Derrik Pates dpates@cemrc.nmsu.edu
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