On Saturday 22 October 2005 03:22 am, michael hast wrote:
> Dear friends of the Slug list,
> I have been spending some time reading the articles in aboutdebian.com.
> What I have learned has only led me to more questions (as tends to be
> the trend in my life so far). How much processing power and memory
> should I have to set up a proxy server/gateway-router for my home
> network? Would a 500MB processor w/~300MB ram do it?
That is plenty for that purpose. Even a 233 w/96MB RAM could easily handle the
same chore.
> Are there any pros or cons to beefing up the power? If I should set up such
> a deal, would I be able to double it as a web/mail server, or would I be
> better off using a different machine for that purpose?
Yes, it can be used as a multipurpose server. But keep in mind that the more
services that are running, the more the risk of a possible breach.
> I'm sure that all of you can tell that I am limited in these arts, so what
> kind of a quest do I have in front of me to achieve such goals? Thank you
> in advance.
You would be better off security wise using an older bottom of the food chain
pc as the firewall/router, and using the other pc as the multipurpose server.
Jeff
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