New Firmware 1.0.7.8

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I'll build a true multifunctional server/computer, I'm buying a micro ATX case with the Biostar G965 mobo, 1GB of ram and the intel core 2 duo 4300 and run windows XP not vista, no I wont use a graphics card, I hear the integrated graphic controller is pretty good for basic use(GMA X3000) and I'm trying to keep the power consumption down to a minimum, Total cost will be $320, $50 more then what I paid for this router and I can run the latest version of bitcomet or any other program I want ooo yea lets not forget the E4300 will be 50x more powerful then the processor running in this router with a lot more ram.

If you were to run Linux on this same intel core 2 duo 4300 machine, it would of course be easier to install (say by using a Xubuntu liveCD), it would be far more multifunctional (remember that "the latest version of bitcomet or any other program" does not actually come with Windows), it would run faster and be more functional.

remote admin via web interface? = webmin (http://www.webmin.com/ ___ http://www.webmin.com/standard.html ___ http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter32/figure2.png ____ http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapterfs/figure2.png ___ http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter37/figure2.png )
Router/firewall functionality? = iptables (http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter19/figure2.png ).
Web server functionality? = lamp (linux, apache, mysql, php). (http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter9/figure2.png ___ http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter29/figure4.png ___ http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter35/figure2.png )
Print server functionality? = CUPS (http://www.webmin.com/screenshots/chapter22/figure2.png ).
Bittorrent? = pick one for linux from this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client
Mail server? = xmail ( http://www.xmailserver.org/ )

All for free, apart from the hardware cost.

If you are going to blather on about Windows, then at least compare to a similar use case on Linux.

Windows is limited to x86 architecture and it scales poorly ... Linux runs on everything from supercomputers to wristwatches to google-clusters.

Xubuntu feisty will support 3D desktop (via compiz fusion http://compiz.org/Home/Screenshots ) natively on a GMA X3000 video card (Intel provides open source 3D graphics drivers).
http://vness.wordpress.com/2007/07/1...compiz-fusion/ ___ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz

Dare I say, wow!

A core 2 duo E4300 CPU will not support x86 virtualization because it lacks the Intel VT functions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization
If you were to step up the CPU to an E6xxx series CPU, then you would be able to run virtualization software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-...irtual_Machine (again for free).

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:H...screenshot.png

Try and do that for the same cost with Windows as the primary host OS!

On any given piece of hardware, for the same overall outlay, you are far, far more likely to be able to get far more stuff (and more powerful stuff) running far more easily, cheaply and reliably by starting with a Linux OS than starting with a Windows OS.