The other thing that I had been thinking about doing *at the same time* 
as using the laptop as a wireless brigde is using it as a voice mail 
system. I had http://vocpsystem.com/ in mind.

1. Would this work under openbsd with a recompile?  (I have never used a 
*nix other than linux, but an eager to learn)

2.Would my computer have enough horse power for this at 100 Mhz, 40 MB 
Ram, and light weight gui?

Mike Starke wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 11:54:13AM -0700, Rob Wultsch wrote:
> /_
> /_For that matter I am trying to turn an old laptop into a 
> /_wirlessbrigde/firewall.
> /_
> /_At this point I have:
> /_And old laptop
> /_An Orinoco card
> /_A 10/100 card
> /_
> I did the same with an old IBM 310 (read- boat anchor). If you
> install OpenBSD, turning it into a wireless-bridge firewall
> is a snap.
> 
> I have an Orinoco card and a 10/100 card in it. The wireless
> card is self-explanitory as it communicates with another
> openBSD box upstairs at the other end of the house (main firewall).
> The 10/100 card is plugged into a hub in the garage. I use
> this for the kids in the 'hood' to get on the net if the need to
> or if someone comes over with a PC to work on. I come from
> a family of mechanics, so we keep the work out of the house
> and do it in the garage :-)
> 
> -mike
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