From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from skinny.southernlinux.net (ns2.rednecks.net [64.192.52.5]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j3NJ2lcp003057 for ; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 19:02:48 GMT Received: (qmail 10088 invoked by uid 210); 23 Apr 2005 15:02:31 -0400 Received: from 10.10.10.188 by skinny (envelope-from , uid 201) with qmail-scanner-1.25st (clamdscan: 0.82/849. f-prot: 4.4.2/3.14.11. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.25st. Clear:RC:1(10.10.10.188):. Processed in 0.061051 secs); 23 Apr 2005 19:02:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.10.10.188?) (10.10.10.188) by 0 with RC4-MD5 encrypted SMTP; 23 Apr 2005 15:02:30 -0400 Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Gentoo Embedded Linux on Linksys Blue Boxes From: Ned Ludd To: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <1114274566.13712.38.camel@mpascual.qsr.com.ph> References: <1114274566.13712.38.camel@mpascual.qsr.com.ph> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:49:11 -0400 Message-Id: <1114282151.28172.33.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: dc766c0d-a606-454d-ac16-5426e23b624c X-Archives-Hash: e3c6fed4c526a406d4f12d850f2a1730 On Sun, 2005-04-24 at 00:42 +0800, Linux GNUbie wrote: > Hello all, > > We're planning to deploy Linux based VPN client using IPSec on our > branches which will have a downstream/upstream of 256Kbps DSL > connection. Our VPN gateway which will be located in our main office > will run on an OpenS/WAN VPN implementation. My first question is, do > you guys think that the Linksys [1]BEFSR41 or the [2]WRT54G can cater > the said requirement? All of the VPN clients will have a single server > behind them and connected through a crossover cable only. The VPN > connection is actually dedicated to the server behind each VPN clients. > > My only concerns of the two said Linksys appliances when it comes to > their hardware specifications are: > > [a] 200Mhz processor > [b] 4MB flash drives > [c] 16MB RAM > > My three main reasons why I'm planning to make use of either of the said > appliances are [a]cheaper cost of the box, [b]low power consumption and > [c]small enough that is basically can save space. > > My second question is, do you guys think that with the said hardware > specifications, it is possible to install Gentoo Linux in it? Or, has > anyone able to install Gentoo Linux in it primarily used as a VPN > client? Almost of all of this can theoretically be done via Gentoo currently with a little work, but honestly Mike Bakers OpenWRT project is better suited for the task right now. These great little mipsel devices use a proprietary wireless driver module and an older kernel. So to make the solution complete at Gentoo one would require a kernel that was able to load the linksys module as well as meet the security standards for a kernel. That's where these devices and all known public sources for them fall a bit short. http://openwrt.org -- Ned Ludd -- gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org mailing list