Re: Low end machines for Firewall/IDS

["simsjs" <sims () interex org>]

Try looking at www.pricewatch.com no bidding hassle, and usually pretty cheap.

Hope it helps.

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On 11/29/2002 at 7:01 PM Jay D. Dyson wrote:

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> On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, ALBEE,RUSSELL. S FC2 (CV63 CS5) wrote:
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> > Does anybody know of any good locations online to purchase old 486
> > machines or low end Pentium machines for use as a Firewall and/or IDS?
> > I've tried searching on google and just keeping getting links to Pentium
> > 4 computers.  I will be using either a Linux or BSD flavor on these
> > machines.
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>       I'd say your best bet is to search on ebay.com.  I've personally
> managed to find some relatively older eMachines (533i and 600is models) on
> there at very reasonable prices (~$200, including shipping).  All machines
> I've purchased have been in fine working order and all now live happily
> running Linux as IDS, firewalls and -- on occasion -- full-fledged
> Xfree86-enabled workstations.
>
>       The only caveat: pay close attention to the seller's history and
> feedback.  A long list of happy buyers makes for a happier transaction in
> my book.
>
> - -Jay
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