What to do with a spare internet connection

March 13, 2008 3:14 PM

What can I do with a spare(slowish) internet connection and wired router?

I have two connections in my house, a 2gb line which is used between 4 people for everyday use and a spare 512mb connection with a wired router which is not used. What can I use my spare connection for (on the cheap) running ubuntu/xp on my laptop with only an external hdd and printer laying around to use.
Any ideas?

posted by sliderjc to technology (5 comments total)

Serve up web pages? Run a streaming media server, so you can listen to your tunes from work? Host nightly backups for you and your friends?
posted by chrisamiller at 3:18 PM on March 13

You do mean 2mb and 512k, right? Otherwise, can I be your friend?

You can dedicate the slow line to your own DNS server, mail server, web server, streaming media server, *server.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 3:25 PM on March 13

sorry, I do mean 2meg not 2gig (unfortunately) also, I'm a student so when I say cheap I basically mean free!
posted by sliderjc at 3:47 PM on March 13

You could use an aggregating router to combine them.
posted by StickyCarpet at 3:55 PM on March 13

I'm with Cat Pie Hurts here. Hosting a server of any sorts would be a pretty good use of a spare line.
posted by Geppp at 4:44 PM on March 13