Just FYI, I've got what sounds like the exact same system (though I 
traded the 10/100 card for a quad port 10) and it runs like a charm. 
Started with Solaris on the system just 'cuz that's what was on it when 
it arrived.  Quickly replaced that with NetBSD and it's quite a 
workhorse.

-Sean

On Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 08:03  AM, Anthony Watters wrote:

> newbie questions
>
> I recently picked up a Sparc Station 5-170 (turbo sparc). currently it 
> has a
> Plextor CDROM, 256 MB of ram, and a additional 10/100 Ethernet card.
>
> I am interested in running linux and setting it up as a firewall.
>
> With that in mind, could someone recommend a specific linux 
> distribution
> that works on a SS5-170? Maybe something with a friendly user interface
> perhaps?
>
> I was thinking of possibly debian or openBSD or something else along 
> those
> lines. Any installation advice would also be appreciated.
>
> In addition, since I have multiple sparcs here,  I would also be 
> interested
> in recommendations for an adapter that I can use to convert my moniter 
> ,
> mouse/keyboard for use with a VGA moniter, ps2 mouse & standard 101
> keyboard?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> tw
>