Put That Old Computer To Good Use

An old computer these days is no longer Dvd 5 Duplication completely useless system. In fact, even though Free Zone Alarm Firewall Download For Vista might upgrade my main computer every couple of years,

And once you have read through the article and decided which exciting project you want to do, make sure you let us know by voting in the poll!

Firewall/Router

This was the very first use I had for an older computer. I grabbed an old 286, installed a couple of network cards, and the latest version of FREESCO and suddenly every computer in my house had Internet access without having to keep my main system running or without having to buy an expensive (at the time) dedicated router/firewall device.

Not to mention that I learned a ton about Linux through this process!

Here is a list of some Linux distributions and tools that you could use to create a firewall/router for your home:

* FREESCO

* IPCOP

* Smoothwall

* Firestarter

* Coyote Linux Personal Firewall

* Shorewall/Shoreline

* Mason

* Vyatta

* floppyfw

* FireHOL

* Guarddog

* Turtle

* m0n0wall

* Endian

* pfSense

* LutelWall

* Zorp

* ClarkConnect

* Devil Linux

* Sinux

* Kaladix

* SafeSquid

File Server

If you've been Hp Printable Tattoos For Your Ipod Mini Daily Cup of Tech before, you will know my love for FreeNAS. With an old computer and a couple of hours effort, you can have a nifty little file server available on your network.

There are other ways that you can create a file server other than FreeNAS. Here are some that I found:

* FreeNAS

* Samba

* iFolder

* NASLite

* Openfiler

* CryptoBox

Print Server

My wife and I share a printer that used to be hosted on her computer. It was a real pain when her computer would go into sleep mode or she would shut it off and I would lose my ability to print. I was Adware Removal Adware Spyware Remove Free to turn an old computer into a print server that is always running and I can now print regardless of the status of my wife's computer.

Nicholas Fong has a great tutorial on setting this up. Fax Gateway

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Battle Chess - A Computer Chess Game, Not For The Faint Of Heart

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