Re: [PCTECH] Networking via router?

[Mike Wills <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, IPCop runs on a seperate computer. It can be a low-end PC. I have
it running on a P233 with 64MB of RAM. I can run on slower machines
that that.


On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 09:16:54 -0400, Dan Bale <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My teenager thinks he can network the PCs in our house via the router.  I
> told him I didn't think it works that way.  (Frankly, given his tendency to
> throw caution to the wind online, I don't want his PC touching mine at all.)
> All he is really interested in is to be able to use the printer on my PC,
> which I can agree to. The two PCs are separated by two floors.  It took 25
> feet of ethernet cable to connect him to the router.
> 
> I guess it would be nice to be able to transfer files without having to FTP
> them to our family website.  But I'm not willing to expose my PC
> unnecessarily.
> 
> Curiousity question:
> If I do the IPCop box, and I want to network the in-house PCs, do I need
> another PC next to the IPCop box?  (I'm guessing the IPCop box can't double
> as a network server.)
> 
> tia,
> db
> 
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