Re: Swap file on USB

Why are you trying to run a server on a router? Don't you have an old PC
laying around that you could use? Anything would be better than a router
with only 32M of RAM in it.

Surely one reason is that a whole computer takes up space, but a router
is relatively small.

Actually, this is a GREAT application where a really cheap laptop shines.
They provide a battery backup, have much more memory than a dedicated
router/firewall, are able to act as a server, and use a lot less power than
a regular PC. Adding a second ethernet port to keep your private LAN
seperate from the internet is usually as easy as adding a PCMCIA/Cardbus
card. Newer laptops also have USB and Firewire avaialable for adding
storage, etc.

The only problem is that these older laptops have questionable battery life.
To preserve your data, it would be smart to have them do a controlled
shutdown as soon as a powerloss is detected.


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