OT: What to do with an old 486

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Any suggestions on what to do with an old 486?

My ADSL modem has built in NAT and firewall so using it as a firewall seems
redundant. I'm using my PII as as a P2P server.

I'm tossing up whether to use it as an MP3 jukebox or something else.

Alternatively, I've just discovered some websites dedicated to free, public
wireless networks, maybe I could hook it up to a wireless AP and antenna and
have it function as a router.

It seems a waste to just ditch it.
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I use one as a Freesco router and firewall.
Freesco stands for 'FREE ciSCO'.
It's a cut down version of Linux.
Can have 10 network cards and 10 modems.
Runs off a single floppy and 8 meg RAM. Cool.
Has a built in web server and print server as well.

Real easy to set up and configure. Has very good documentation to get
it going.

http://www.freesco.org/
HooOoorooOoo
 
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