[Clug-tech] Curious how an old machine will handle new threats.

[John Jardine]

Ok - boredom got the better of me today and I booted what was my first
Linux machine again.  The machine is an old Gateway 2000 486/33 16MB
210MB/HDD running Slackware 7.  To save you the trouble of looking that
up it's kernel 2.2.13, recompiled to my needs.

I had not turned it on since 2001.  I actually remembered the root
password for the box so I was able to log in.  There is nothing on this
machine that I need so it's next stop is the recyclers.

So - before I take this to the recyclers I was going to put it on 'The
Net'*, as-is, as a honeypot and see how long it takes for the bad guys
to find it and crack it.  I'll setup another machine as a bridge to
capture the traffic.

I'm open to suggestions though - what would you do with this dinosaur?

BTW: I've got a distribution disk of Slackware 7 if anyone is looking
for a copy :P

Cheers,
J.J.

* That reference is about as old as the computer