Aanhalen Harold Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Comments inline.
> I'm new to the whole LEAF / LRP arena, but an old programmer. Started > my > first ISP with a single Linux/486DX4-100 box a while ago, sold it, and > now > have a dozen machines running at my home/office. I have a few questions. > I > read what documentation I could find, but most of the sites appear to > be > down/moved (c0wz, etc). welcome, most of the docs are centralized on http://leaf.sourceforge.net or http://lrp.steinkuehler.net (c0wz is mirrored there). > 1) Which version should I be playing with? Security is my main > concern.. I personally prefer Bering since (unless I am mistaken) is the only one using kernel 2.4 and iptables which makes the firewall statefull vs stateless 2.2 kernels. > > 2) The Ethernet cards came with a fa31x.o file, but it generates lots > of > errors when included in the module area. Tulip.o seems to generate less > errors, but still a few. Which module should I be using? List archives (http://leaf.sourceforge.net) mailing listst. Seem to imply that the natsemi module can be used. Make sure you load pci-scan first since natsemi depends on it. If you are going to use Bering (again leaf.sourceforge.net releases) The modules can be found at http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/jnilo/bering/latest/modules/drivers/net/ > > 3) Where do I get ipcfg, route, and the other required tools to > troubleshoot > this whole process? I don't believe LINUX is seeing any of the cards. > dmesg > lists the tulip module banner as the last line in the startup process. The 2.4 kernels don't use ipcfg they use the ip command ip link show & ip add show. More info here http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/ericw/ip-syntax.php > > 4)Will I have to create yet another machine just to compile kernels if > I > want to use the IDE drives, and the network cards? Nope for nic's see answer to question 2 for the IDE drives see the bering release's user documentation. the installation guide might come in handy too. > > Thanks for the boost. Once the basics are running, the firewall, etc > should > be a straight forward port from the existing linux box. (ipchains) Unfortunately that probably won't be the case. 2.4 kernels use iptables. Luckily enough bering comes with shorewall which makes configuring rules a breeze. for help on that see http://www.shorewall.net > > If ya wanna flame me, please do it off-line at [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > not > on the list...Suggestions can be sent to the same address. I don't think anybody got ever flamed on this list for asking questions. You might want to use the leaf site now you know about it to do some searching, but we will still be here to answer any questions. Kim Oppalfens Azlan Training > > Harold Miller > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by NW.NET's MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Stuff, things, and much much more. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through Tiscali Webmail (http://webmail.tiscali.be) ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Two, two, TWO treats in one. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
