I like the article. I did notice it said you'll need a router. That's just to keep things simple. Of course you can use the linux box as a router. I know a guy who did this. He used the linux box as a router, firewall, and http, pop, smtp, ftp servers. He had a domain registered in his name and hosted it on the box. Since he had his own mail servers, he could set spam filters just like he wanted them.

I've got an old linux box I have kubuntu on and I use it to store various movies and tv shows. It's easier to connect to it and watch what I want than it is to hunt through a stack of dvds for the show I want. I hardly ever use the monitor I have connected to the linux box. I have xdmcp set up on it and connect to it from the other machine that has xp and kubuntu on it. I have them named - Wallace and Ladmo.

On 6/19/2012 16:31, Joe Gibbs wrote:

All,

Lifehacker posted a story about using Ubuntu today. Decent write up and set of how-to's.

http://lifehacker.com/5919558/turn-an-old-computer-into-a-networked-backup-streaming-or-torrenting-machine-with-ubuntu?utm_source=Lifehacker+Newsletter&utm_campaign=aa2d351476-UA-142218-1&utm_medium=email

Joe Gibbs
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