I recently repurposed a 2010 era Gateway computer with no WiFi. I got Debian installed on it and got it online through hardwire connection. It is running Debain 13 which is the latest release in server mode.
It replaced a 2011 MacBook pro running Ubuntu to host my website at https://www.dharwadkar.com. It is running blazing fast.
Curious to hear your thoughts
Back in the old days we needed to make an Ethernet Crossover Cable to get this to work.
Modern ethernet supports Auto MDI-X, which manages that automagically for you.
Had that similar T series thinkpad 20 years ago too
I would say since it has mpci it’s easy enough to patch the bios and run a newer WiFi chip inside so you’re not locked into this but this is a great workout for older pcs.
Alternatively, many usb WiFi dongles do have windows xp support but yeah with the new standards def something else. It’s a cool workaround!
this is how I do invoicing, but I built an image disk useing "etchdroid", to get an the
machine running, so everything through a phone and usb
want a laptop now and will look at different
OS's
You can make a wifi bridge with a PC, even a Raspberry Pi, running IP masquerading and connecting as a wifi client. I use a Qotom mini PC with 5 NICs for this purpose and connect a whole wired network at my desk.
I recently repurposed a 2010 era Gateway computer with no WiFi. I got Debian installed on it and got it online through hardwire connection. It is running Debain 13 which is the latest release in server mode.
It replaced a 2011 MacBook pro running Ubuntu to host my website at https://www.dharwadkar.com. It is running blazing fast.
Curious to hear your thoughts
Back in the old days we needed to make an Ethernet Crossover Cable to get this to work.
Modern ethernet supports Auto MDI-X, which manages that automagically for you.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable
Had that similar T series thinkpad 20 years ago too
I would say since it has mpci it’s easy enough to patch the bios and run a newer WiFi chip inside so you’re not locked into this but this is a great workout for older pcs.
Alternatively, many usb WiFi dongles do have windows xp support but yeah with the new standards def something else. It’s a cool workaround!
this is how I do invoicing, but I built an image disk useing "etchdroid", to get an the machine running, so everything through a phone and usb want a laptop now and will look at different OS's
You can make a wifi bridge with a PC, even a Raspberry Pi, running IP masquerading and connecting as a wifi client. I use a Qotom mini PC with 5 NICs for this purpose and connect a whole wired network at my desk.