--- S Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > My objective: build a secure router/firewall/bandwidth manager system > preferably without any moving components and a disk/fs component that > would allow me to make the device read-only thro' physical means e.g. > tabs, jumpers etc. I intend using a flash 8MB IDE module. I know and [snip]
Hi there, I'm a newbie myself and I would like to ask a question of you, Mohan. Could you tell me what kind of device you mean by "a flash 8MB IDE module" (perhaps a URL to such a device?) Do you mean something different than Compact Flash to IDE? I've searched around with google and also the LEAF mailing list archives (on the terms "compact flash" and also "write protect") and pretty much found that CF or an associated IDE adapter cannot be write-protected. I e-mailed acscontrol.com asking this and they responded "It does not have write protection. The card is accessed as an IDE device, and if the write enable is disabled, the cards IDE registers cannot be read." I asked them to compare their product with: http://www.hscjpn.co.jp/english/industrial/3-5cf_slot.htm which offers a jumper for write-protection. They responded "they are not using the CF card as a hard drive(IDE), they are using it as an ATAPI device, which can be read only, but only on later bios can be booted from." I did find a Smart Media (which can be write-protected) to IDE adapter at: http://www.mesanet.com/diskcardinfo.html but it's a LOT more expensive than CF to IDE. If the device you had in mind is different from CF, I'd really liked to know about it. Thanks a lot! -- Cass __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
