should I upgrade fc1 -> fc4?

[sean]

George White wrote:
> Quoting Arthur Pemberton <pemboa at gmail.com>:
> 
> 
>>How old is this server? (specs) you might want to stay with a 2.4.x kernel.
> 
> 
> About the only time you should stay with a 2.4.x kernel is when you have
> orphaned hardware that isn't supported in 2.6.  Most older generic hardware is
> supported, but some custom hardware interfaces or older RAID cards may use
> drivers that haven't been ported to 2.6.x.
>  
> 
>>On 9/12/05, sean <seandarcy2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I've got an old server running fc1. Should I upgrade it
>>>step-by-step, fc1-fc2-fc3, or just go directly to fc4?
> 
> 
> You can't get meaningful advice if you don't give any details about your
> requirements.
> 
> What are you looking for?  Security updates? Specific applications?
> For a stable server, CentOS might be a better choice.
> 

Fair enough. This is a 6 year old winchip box that serves as 
a gateway , dchp server and limited file serving.

I'm looking to upgrade for security.

sean