Re: [tlug] linux hardware

[Niels Kobschaetzki <n.kobschaetzki@example.com>]

On Sep 21, 2006, at 5:38 AM, Forrest Nelson wrote:

> I am new to linux and I want to set up Linux to serve the internet  
> to my new gateway laptop running xp, and serve my web page and  
> email. For now, I just want to concentrate on what hardware I need.  
> Here is a list of what I have and what I think I need. Could  
> someone help me confirm that this list is complete?
>
> List of what I have
> 1. new gateway laptop running XP
> 2. old laptop running fedora 5, 1ghz cpu, 1gig of ram, 40 gigs of HD
> 3. my own ip address

an own ip-address shouldn't be necessary if you have the possibility  
to get your own domain through a provider where you can set the MX- 
records by your will. Then you register at dyndns or a similar  
service and set the first mx-record to your dyndns-domain.

Niels

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