[olug] OLUG Digest, Vol 64, Issue 23

Tue Jun 24 20:39:09 UTC 2008

I've got pfSense running with CARP on two DL360s right now(supplied via Jay
a couple yrs back, thx Jay! they are still running!), it had issues with the
cdrom during install, took about 20 minutes and somehow it got past it(idk),
no issues with the scsi controller like I expected.
Its most likley going to be in testing at the office for a while, if anyone
would like to consume moderate amounts of fat tire or gooseisland with a
brief tour, let me know, I'll be back in town next week sometime.

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>   1. Re: Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting?
>      (Jay Swackhamer)
>   2. Re: Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting? (Dave Thacker)
>   3. Re: Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting? (Luke -Jr)
>   4. Re: Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting? (Ryan Stille)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jay Swackhamer <Jay at RebootTheUser.com>
> To: olug at olug.org
> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:49:01 -0500
> Subject: Re: [olug] Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting?
> I have been using the Vyatta router distro for a couple of years now, no
> issues that weren't hardware based.
>
> Its been running on a Compaq DL360, booted from a CD(The internal SCSI
> controller is dead, no HD), config stored on a floppy that's ejected after
> boot.
>
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> Quoting Christopher Cashell <topher-olug at zyp.org>:
>
>  On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Ryan Stille <ryan at cfwebtools.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone using monowall in a production environment?  I'm thinking about
>>> replacing our two aging Cisco routers with it.
>>>
>>
>> I played with monowall a long time ago, but never really used it much.
>> Not sure if it's still a good choice, or not.
>>
>> One company/project I've been keeping an eye on that looks very
>> promising is Vyatta.  They offer an Open Source router/firewall/vpn
>> installation or appliance, and also offer paid support services.
>> They're attempting to compete with Cisco and the big boys, at least on
>> the lower end of the router spectrum.
>>
>> Their support prices look quite reasonable, if you're interested in
>> that.  If not, it's a Linux based (Debian, to be specific) platform,
>> and built on open source, so you do have full control.  They also look
>> to have quite a bit of decent documentation on their site.
>>
>> I've pulled down the VMware appliance they have available for
>> download, and toyed with it a little bit.  Haven't done a full install
>> myself, yet, but I plan to soon.
>>
>> http://www.vyatta.com is their commercial site.
>> http://www.vyatta.org is their 'community' (open source) site.
>>
>>  -Ryan
>>>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at cox.net>
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:30:32 -0500
> Subject: Re: [olug] Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting?
> On Monday 23 June 2008 13:49:01 Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> > I have been using the Vyatta router distro for a couple of years now,
> > no issues that weren't hardware based.
> >
> > Its been running on a Compaq DL360, booted from a CD(The internal SCSI
> > controller is dead, no HD), config stored on a floppy that's ejected
> > after boot.
>
> Man, you ought to get some kind of recycling award for that!
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Luke -Jr <luke at dashjr.org>
> To: dthacker9 at cox.net, Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:12:56 -0500
> Subject: Re: [olug] Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting?
> On Monday 23 June 2008, Dave Thacker wrote:
> > On Monday 23 June 2008 13:49:01 Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> > > I have been using the Vyatta router distro for a couple of years now,
> > > no issues that weren't hardware based.
> > >
> > > Its been running on a Compaq DL360, booted from a CD(The internal SCSI
> > > controller is dead, no HD), config stored on a floppy that's ejected
> > > after boot.
> >
> > Man, you ought to get some kind of recycling award for that!
>
> Not without a competition!
>
> Compaq DL360 is still new enough to have PCI-Express and DDR2!
> Hardly recycled ;)
>
> Up until 3 years ago, when the IDE bus failed, I was using a pre-Pentium
> black
> and white laptop + docking station for a NNTP server. Until about a month
> ago, I had a K6-2 with broken PS/2 ports running my PBX. It had to boot
> from
> CD because the BIOS couldn't handle the 120 GB hard drive.
>
> Even if those are disqualified due to having been retired, not a one of my
> running machines supports DDR2, and one even uses PC133. :)
>
> I also have 3 extra cable modems (which appear to be available in excess)
> that
> I'm using to learn embedded development (I'm trying to port Linux to the
> Broadcom 33xx SoC series with them). Even if I don't get the recycling
> award:
> anyone else interested in this project? I'm kindof stuck. :p
>
> Luke
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ryan Stille <ryan at cfwebtools.com>
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:08:08 -0500
> Subject: Re: [olug] Anyone using monowall in a commercial setting?
> Jay Swackhamer wrote:
>
>> I have been using the Vyatta router distro for a couple of years now,  no
>> issues that weren't hardware based.
>>
>> Its been running on a Compaq DL360, booted from a CD(The internal SCSI
>>  controller is dead, no HD), config stored on a floppy that's ejected  after
>> boot.
>>
>>
>
> I'm reading through the QuickStart, and it looks like most of the
> configuration and management is done through a CLI and text files?   Is that
> true or can you also configure everything through a web interface?
>
> Part of the reason we are considering moving away from Cisco is to get away
> from having only one person that can manage the equipment.   Monowall, with
> its web based interface, would probably be much more user friendly.  I was
> pretty interested in Vyatta until I read the QuickStart and saw no mention
> of web-based administration at all.
>
> -Ryan
>
>
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