Who still owns a P2 system?

[0roo0roo]

no, chip sits in cupboard. waste of power to have a system with it on..even as a server or whatever.

 

[nageov3t]

anyone else read the subject line as "Who still owns a PS2 system?"

I have a P1 box floating around somewhere in my parents basement. I used to use it as a linux testing box, but now I just dual-boot. the box is doing absolutely nothing.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: SpazzyChicken

Originally posted by: chuckywang
This is pretty useful:
http://www.smoothwall.org/

I used an old PII system and smoothwall a few years ago when setting up internet access for the fraternity house I was living in at the time. Worked great. Turned on squid and all was good.

For fun I would sometimes block certian sites that I knew some people frequented. It was always good for a laugh when someone came up to me and said:

"Hey my internet doesn't work"
"Oh really?" <go to their computer, pull up espn, works fine,>
"what were you trying to go to?" Guy looks at the floor......
"www.adultbuffet.com.............🙂"

Smoothwall records the sites you go to?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: SpazzyChicken

Originally posted by: chuckywang
This is pretty useful:
http://www.smoothwall.org/

I used an old PII system and smoothwall a few years ago when setting up internet access for the fraternity house I was living in at the time. Worked great. Turned on squid and all was good.

For fun I would sometimes block certian sites that I knew some people frequented. It was always good for a laugh when someone came up to me and said:

"Hey my internet doesn't work"
"Oh really?" <go to their computer, pull up espn, works fine,>
"what were you trying to go to?" Guy looks at the floor......
"www.adultbuffet.com.............🙂"

Smoothwall records the sites you go to?

Squid in an open-source proxy server that can block certain sites if you want to. Smoothwall comes with Squid so you can use it if you want.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: SpazzyChicken

Originally posted by: chuckywang
This is pretty useful:
http://www.smoothwall.org/

I used an old PII system and smoothwall a few years ago when setting up internet access for the fraternity house I was living in at the time. Worked great. Turned on squid and all was good.

For fun I would sometimes block certian sites that I knew some people frequented. It was always good for a laugh when someone came up to me and said:

"Hey my internet doesn't work"
"Oh really?" <go to their computer, pull up espn, works fine,>
"what were you trying to go to?" Guy looks at the floor......
"www.adultbuffet.com.............🙂"

Smoothwall records the sites you go to?

Squid in an open-source proxy server that can block certain sites if you want to. Smoothwall comes with Squid so you can use it if you want.

But does it record what sites you go to in addition to blocking sites?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: SpazzyChicken

Originally posted by: chuckywang
This is pretty useful:
http://www.smoothwall.org/

I used an old PII system and smoothwall a few years ago when setting up internet access for the fraternity house I was living in at the time. Worked great. Turned on squid and all was good.

For fun I would sometimes block certian sites that I knew some people frequented. It was always good for a laugh when someone came up to me and said:

"Hey my internet doesn't work"
"Oh really?" <go to their computer, pull up espn, works fine,>
"what were you trying to go to?" Guy looks at the floor......
"www.adultbuffet.com.............🙂"

Smoothwall records the sites you go to?

Squid in an open-source proxy server that can block certain sites if you want to. Smoothwall comes with Squid so you can use it if you want.

But does it record what sites you go to in addition to blocking sites?

I would imagine squid has logging abilities just like every other proxy software out there.

 

[So]

I have a PII 266 (it was a sweet top of the line system when it was new :shocked: ) and a Celery 466. Both are busy running "Sitting in a closet@home" 😛

 

[GTaudiophile]

I have a PII-450 that I use for a Gentoo file and web server. About all it does is run Gentoo, Samba, and Apache.

 

[3chordcharlie]

If loading programs grinds your system to a halt, you need more ram.

 

[chokobo]

im running a p2 450 mz with 756 mb ram 😀 and a 1ghz p3..
though just until i get my new winchester..

 

[Bullhonkie]

I still use an old dual P2-400 system now and then, mostly as a dedicated server for hosting games on the LAN but sometimes for other random stuff.

Stuffed a gig of PC133 into it and a first gen 15krpm Cheetah - it's actually feels pretty snappy running Win2K. Those first gen Cheetahs are loud as heck though. System definitely doesn't stay on any longer than it needs to since it sits right under my desk.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

There's an iMac G3 and a beige-box Desktop G3 collecting dust in my basement, if those count.

Eventually I'll load up Yellow Dog on them and think of some random tasks for them to do.

 

[SpazzyChicken]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: chuckywang
This is pretty useful:
http://www.smoothwall.org/

Smoothwall records the sites you go to?

Squid in an open-source proxy server that can block certain sites if you want to. Smoothwall comes with Squid so you can use it if you want.

But does it record what sites you go to in addition to blocking sites?

I would imagine squid has logging abilities just like every other proxy software out there.

Yeah, it has logging abilities, but I wasn't monitoring that. I had noticed in the traffic logs that this particular site had been getting a LOT of hits, and I just wanted to have some fun with it.

Oh, and back OT, I have another PII350 that I use at work as a nagios Server.

 

[oboeguy]

Celeron 366 running at 550 as my school office computer. So, a stripped-down PII, but faster clock than any stock PII. 384MB RAM (PC100 I guess). Runs win2k like a champ! 🙂 To be honest, though, I use it mostly to RD back to my home P4-based PC and some web cruising.

It did run a SOF2 dedicated server for a while, quite easily, with 18 players, IIRC.

 

[eLiu]

I still own one...trying to sell it in FS/FT though 🙁 No one wants it... 🙁

 

[revnja]

Runs FreeBSD, crunches numbers as a folding machine.

 

[3chordcharlie]

P2-300 lappy with 160mb running w2k... it's not 'awful' but it could really use more ram.

 

[aircooled]

I got about 40 or 50 PII 233's at work that I cant even give away to charity. unfortunately we are going to end up having to dump them 🙁

 

[AkumaX]

does a celeron 300a -> 450 count?

 

[imported_nerve]

PII 333 - 64mb ram little laptop to browse anand in bed

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Parrotheader
I had an old P2-350 system as a spare system in my office that I run some tracking/reporting applications on. I also slapped a TV tuner card in it and used it to have the TV running in the background. 😀

I recently raided a supply closet where we keep a lot of our old servers and stole an old P3-600 Slot 1 to see if it would work with this mobo. Popped it in and it fired up. Still not blazing fast but quite a step up from a P2-350. Good thing it worked too because the thing is lodged in there so tightly now that I couldn't get it out.

Um I don't think that was a GOOD IDEA! The katmai cores had a much higher wattage requirement then the coppermine or any PII series processor. I would switch that processor asap because it could destroy the device used to power the processor (forgot the name). Slap in a coppermine processor like a 850 or 1GHZ one, that way it will be a significant upgrade and won't damage the board.

 

[konakona]

when paired up with adequate amount of ram (256 bare minimum) and all the unnecessary services like themes turned off, it shoulnt be THAT slow. at least that was my observation when i was in the military and had to install / manage multiple machines with p2-333/400/450 and 192mb ram. obviously you shouldnt be running anything like real-time AV software or anything that sits in the systray. keep the processes below 20 and it should be more than enough for word processing and whatnot (also be sure to turn the spell checker off)

EDIT : if memory serves me right, there was another ATOT member with the webpage including an excellent guide to service tweaks. techspot also has another guide you could use if you are unsure of what to do with services.msc.