Uses for a spare P3 machine?

[Spider]

I’ve just assembled a machine from old parts we’ve had sitting around in work – it’s a P3 600, 384MB Ram and a 20GB HDD. Now that its built and running XP I’m wondering what to do with it. I was thinking of putting Linux on it but don’t really know why or what I could do with it up and running.
We have a Windows 2003 domain with 100+ XP clients, so any innovative suggestions on what the PC could be put to use for would be welcomed. its completely redundant at the moment, so anything is possible!

Thanks

 

[deano]

network monitoring, proxy server with filtering, print server, spam filter, firewall etc etc

what do you want to do with it?

cheers
deano

 

[Spider]

network monitoring, proxy server with filtering, print server, spam filter, firewall etc etc

what do you want to do with it?

cheers
deano

Quite like the idea of a network monitor if I cant find anything better to use it for. What else can i do with it? how well can linux integrate into a windows domain environment?

 

[deano]

windows intergration:-

NT4 = winbind AD = kerobose (sp)

network monitoring, nagios,zabbix, big brother might be paid for?

cheers
Deano

 

[Zefan]

FOLD

 

[Jimathy]

perfect mailscanner. debian, postfix, mailscanner, clamav and spamassassin. some good guides at howtoforge and piratefish.

Been running the one based on piratefish for around 3 months now and its working great.

 

[titchard]

NAS server?

Planning on building one myself soon.

Rich