[plug] want to buy [cheap] network cards

[Rob Davies]

Evening All,

On 10 Jan 2005, at 1:02 PM, David Buddrige wrote:

>
> Hi all,
> Got an 8 port hub for Xmas, and subsequently am wanting to set up a 
> home network, as well as a linux proxy server so I can have several 
> computers surfing over the one internet link.
> I am wanting to pick up some [second-hand or cheap] network cards - 
> I've an old Pentium 200 that is earmarked as the proxy server but it 
> doesn't have a network card installed.  Does anyone know where you can 
> pick up second hand network cards?  I've not been able to locate 
> Computer Salvage either in the white or yellow pages - have they gone 
> out of business?
> thanks all
> David. 8-)
>

Take a serious look at IPcop  http://www.ipcop.org is all you seem to 
require in the one box originally a Smoothwall derivative, but has 
manifested into a independent linux distribution which is a gateway 
firewall proxy server and a lot more with a huge community support. 
Hence, their are many addons that most admins or interested persons 
would require.

As for the network cards try Discount Computers at Ross's in Maylands 
around the $10 for PCI 3com netgear (linksys) and even the odd Intel 
10/100, I would suspect ISA be a bit cheeper?

Cheers!


Rob Davies
rob at rjdarts.com

"It is the world which makes known to us our belonging to a 
subject-communtiy, especially the existence in the world of the 
manufactured objects." Sartre.