Ok, I have an old Compaq Deskpro (I know I know, blech
) 486 w/ 16 megs of memory that I'm setting up as a broadband router/firewall. I've got two old ISA NICs in there that I've checked out for linux compatibility that seem like they should work.
I want to use this comp as a project piece, to help me learn more about networking in linux, but I also need it to be functional. Oh btw, this is going to be for a cable connection, if that makes any difference at all.
Now when I got this thing there was no HD. So I got an old 2GB one and stuck it in. Everything seems to be working fine, but because I have no OS on the drive I'm gettin the "non-system disk" deal...
OK so now for my question, I'm planning on using the Linux Router Project
http://www.linuxrouter.org since I can run it from a floppy, but is there another project that anyone knows of that's better? Also, what do I need to do as far as a boot disk to get an OS on the drive? This is my first time doing anything like this heh heh, so I'm mostly clueless....