[gentoo-user] gentoo on K6?

[gentoo-user] gentoo on K6?

[James]

Hello,

I have an old firewall (3 ether ports) on a amd K6 166MHz 
machine. It ran OpenBSD just fine, but, it's long overdue for
a upgrade. I was considering Gentoo, but, with only 128 meg
of ram, this old, tired machine might not be up to it.

Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation,
specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but
I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not
sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine
and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during
installation and to support maintenance compililations?

An easy path to a (gentoo)firewall from an installation CD 
would be keen. A firewall is all the machine has to do.

Ideas and thoughts? 

James

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Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on K6?

[Mike Williams]

On Friday 26 August 2005 17:48, James wrote:
> Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation,
> specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but
> I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not
> sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine
> and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during
> installation and to support maintenance compililations?

Perhaps this will do? http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/gnap.xml

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Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on K6?

[Rumen Yotov]

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James wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have an old firewall (3 ether ports) on a amd K6 166MHz 
>machine. It ran OpenBSD just fine, but, it's long overdue for
>a upgrade. I was considering Gentoo, but, with only 128 meg
>of ram, this old, tired machine might not be up to it.
>
>Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation,
>specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but
>I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not
>sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine
>and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during
>installation and to support maintenance compililations?
>
>An easy path to a (gentoo)firewall from an installation CD 
>would be keen. A firewall is all the machine has to do.
>
>Ideas and thoughts? 
>
>James
>
>  
>
Hi,
Think you could check "home router" doc in Docs-section on w.g.o, but it
seems you only need a kernel, iptables and optionally some
firewall-config-system if you use such (shorewall comes in mind ;)
Could use a minimal system after install + logger, cron, etc. Check
iptables deps to see.
Plus use distcc if too slow.
HTH. Rumen

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Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on K6?

[Daniel da Veiga]

I have a k6, and I am pretty sure that you will like to have Gentoo
installed on yours, of course, for precaution I would install it with
another HD, or maybe dual boot with your current system, just till you
configure all the needed services on your new installation (I found it
a little complex first try).

For the rest, you'll have a lot of compilation time due to an relative
slow processor, but your RAM will make it with the CD install and if
you have a link you don't even need a networkless install. The compile
time will compensate, cause a optimized install will give you more
speed.

Good luck,

On 8/26/05, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have an old firewall (3 ether ports) on a amd K6 166MHz
> machine. It ran OpenBSD just fine, but, it's long overdue for
> a upgrade. I was considering Gentoo, but, with only 128 meg
> of ram, this old, tired machine might not be up to it.
> 
> Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation,
> specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but
> I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not
> sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine
> and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during
> installation and to support maintenance compililations?
> 
> An easy path to a (gentoo)firewall from an installation CD
> would be keen. A firewall is all the machine has to do.
> 
> Ideas and thoughts?
> 
> James
> 
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> 
> 


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[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo on K6?

[James]

Mike Williams <mike <at> gaima.co.uk> writes:


> On Friday 26 August 2005 17:48, James wrote:
> > Is there a solution using Gentoo? Maybe a binary installation,
> > specific for firewalls? I could use Debian(sarge) but
> > I'd rather use gentoo, or a gentoo derivative. I'm not
> > sure I'm ready to build everything on another machine
> > and transfer it over, but I could use distcc during
> > installation and to support maintenance compililations?

> Perhaps this will do? http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/gnap.xml

Yep, this looks extremely cool. I'll give it a shot.
Have you used this successfully to build and maintain a
firewall?

James




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