[joe2cool]

Hi ! Won a intel pentium 300Mhz Pc, keyboard, mouse, software !
(that's all I Know)
Low spec so would sell on if I decided to go for it, but for delivery & a 12 mth RTB Warranty it would cost £99 + VAT, IS IT WORTH IT AFTER ALL ?

Appreciate any views !

[RSM123]

Joe2cool.

Don't know your circumstances regarding £££ or available space - but if you work in computing there was one idea I read about in a pc mag sometime ago, whereby you could use an old pc as a hardware firewall.

Not sure thats something you'd want to get involved in but unless you have a pressing need to get rid of it - you might find a way to utilise it.

[hewee]

" old pc as a hardware firewall"

That was posted here someplace some time too I think.

[McTimson]

Old PC as a firewall, eh? Sounds like a good idea to me....anyone got info on it?

[RSM123]

McTimson,

These might be worth a read. The original article I saw was in a UK PC mag - but can't find it right now.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/techno...technology-hed

http://forums.devshed.com/t80857/saf...17d6f3d4a.html

[McTimson]

Sounds interesting, I may give it a shot.

Thanks!

[joe2cool]

RSM123...........appreciated.......still not sure if paying out £99 would be worth.......wonder how much its actually worth ?

[RSM123]

Joe2cool,

I think that the pc you referred to above would in itself not be worth paying for unless either of the following apply:

1) You know someone who needs a basic pc for home accounts, drafting correspondence, scanning family photos, etc.

2) You already have several pcs on a home network and are concerned about keeping the network secure while surfing ... in which case the above hardware firewall idea might be about the same cost as a router.

Just my opinion.



All the best.


Richard.

[joe2cool]

Thx Again........have a great day !

[Whiteskin]

www.clarckconnect.com

Software for making a hardware firewall... and comes with webserver software and more. Web configurable too!

[hewee]

Originally posted by Whiteskin:
www.clarckconnect.com

Software for making a hardware firewall... and comes with webserver software and more. Web configurable too!

Link does not work for me.

[joe2cool]

same here !

[RSM123]

I assume the above was merely a typo - this would seem to be the site :

http://www.clarkconnect.org/info/

[Whiteskin]

Yeah, sorry bout that... mucho rush.

[hewee]

RSM123,

Thanks that link works.