[Leaf-user] ipsec on a floppy? managing packages in Windows?
I'm running Dachstein & trying to fit the freeswain IPSEC pacakges onto my floppy, but don't have enough room. I've moved up to 1722K format & removed modules that I'm not using (dhclient, some ip-masq stuff, ethernet card drivers) but I'm still falling about 75K short. Any ideas where else I can trim some space? I've poked through the pacakges & can't find anything else that can be removed or that's big enough to make a difference. Also, I can unzip the package files with winzip. Anyone know a good way to re-pacakage them under windows 2K? I don't have a full linux box up yet, and my Dachstein box is in the grimy basement where I'd prefer not to be spending a lot of time. My other option is to move to a different media, but I'd prefer not to do that either. Thanks, Chris ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] ipsec on a floppy? managing packages in Windows?
If your hardware isn't too old, changing media is really the way to go. If your system's BIOS can support a bootable CD, that is unquestionably the way to go. I switched from a single-floppy Eiger box to a Dachstein-CD setup (with IPSec), and the flexibility is incredible. It's definitely worth consideration. As far as trimming space goes, it sounds like you've been pretty thorough --- you just can't get 10 lbs of corn in 5 lb sack ;) Dan Quoting Christopher Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm running Dachstein & trying to fit the freeswain IPSEC pacakges onto > my > floppy, but don't have enough room. I've moved up to 1722K format & > removed > modules that I'm not using (dhclient, some ip-masq stuff, ethernet > card > drivers) but I'm still falling about 75K short. Any ideas where else I > can > trim some space? I've poked through the pacakges & can't find anything > else > that can be removed or that's big enough to make a difference. > > Also, I can unzip the package files with winzip. Anyone know a good way > to > re-pacakage them under windows 2K? I don't have a full linux box up > yet, > and my Dachstein box is in the grimy basement where I'd prefer not to > be > spending a lot of time. > > My other option is to move to a different media, but I'd prefer not to > do > that either. > > Thanks, > Chris > > > > > ___ > Leaf-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] ipsec on a floppy? managing packages in Windows?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If your hardware isn't too old, changing media is really the way to go. If > your system's BIOS can support a bootable CD, that is unquestionably the way to > go. I switched from a single-floppy Eiger box to a Dachstein-CD setup (with > IPSec), and the flexibility is incredible. It's definitely worth consideration. > > As far as trimming space goes, it sounds like you've been pretty thorough --- > you just can't get 10 lbs of corn in 5 lb sack ;) Actually, DCD does *not* require a bootable cdrom. One of my systems boots off of the floppy and then gets *all* of its packages off of the cdrom. This scheme leaves little room for subsequent backups on floppy; but, the partial backup schema saves alot of butt, in this regard. HTH > Quoting Christopher Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I'm running Dachstein & trying to fit the freeswain IPSEC pacakges onto > > my > > floppy, but don't have enough room. I've moved up to 1722K format & > > removed > > modules that I'm not using (dhclient, some ip-masq stuff, ethernet > > card > > drivers) but I'm still falling about 75K short. Any ideas where else I > > can > > trim some space? I've poked through the pacakges & can't find anything > > else > > that can be removed or that's big enough to make a difference. > > > > Also, I can unzip the package files with winzip. Anyone know a good way > > to > > re-pacakage them under windows 2K? I don't have a full linux box up > > yet, > > and my Dachstein box is in the grimy basement where I'd prefer not to > > be > > spending a lot of time. > > > > My other option is to move to a different media, but I'd prefer not to > > do > > that either. -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] ipsec on a floppy? managing packages in Windows?
One more option is how about using two floppy drives and diskettes? The type do not have to be the same, 1 maybe 5.25 and 1 3.5 inch drives. I think you will findout how at Charles or http://home.attbi.com/~srlohman/linux/firewall/es-2disk.htmlhttp://home.attbi.com/~srlohman/linux/firewall/es-2disk.html I know this is for Eigerstein but also will work for Dachstein. Larry Platzek [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:55:13 -0600 (CST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christopher Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] ipsec on a floppy? managing packages in > Windows? > > If your hardware isn't too old, changing media is really the way to go. If > your system's BIOS can support a bootable CD, that is unquestionably the way to > go. I switched from a single-floppy Eiger box to a Dachstein-CD setup (with > IPSec), and the flexibility is incredible. It's definitely worth consideration. > > As far as trimming space goes, it sounds like you've been pretty thorough --- > you just can't get 10 lbs of corn in 5 lb sack ;) > > Dan > > Quoting Christopher Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I'm running Dachstein & trying to fit the freeswain IPSEC pacakges onto > > my > > floppy, but don't have enough room. I've moved up to 1722K format & > > removed > > modules that I'm not using (dhclient, some ip-masq stuff, ethernet > > card > > drivers) but I'm still falling about 75K short. Any ideas where else I > > can > > trim some space? I've poked through the pacakges & can't find anything > > else > > that can be removed or that's big enough to make a difference. > > > > Also, I can unzip the package files with winzip. Anyone know a good way > > to > > re-pacakage them under windows 2K? I don't have a full linux box up > > yet, > > and my Dachstein box is in the grimy basement where I'd prefer not to > > be > > spending a lot of time. > > > > My other option is to move to a different media, but I'd prefer not to > > do > > that either. > > > > Thanks, > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > Leaf-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > > > > ___ > Leaf-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] ipsec on a floppy? managing packages in Windows?
Perhaps I should have been clearer :) My intent was to say that if it boots from the CD, you are a lot better off when loading packages, as the load time is significantly faster than a floppy. That's what makes it "unquestionably the way to go." Non-bootable CDs work, and give you the additional capacity, but less boost in load speed -- if that is important to you, as it is to me. Dan Quoting "Michael D. Schleif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > If your hardware isn't too old, changing media is really the way to > go. If > > your system's BIOS can support a bootable CD, that is unquestionably > the way to > > go. I switched from a single-floppy Eiger box to a Dachstein-CD setup > (with > > IPSec), and the flexibility is incredible. It's definitely worth > consideration. > > > > As far as trimming space goes, it sounds like you've been pretty > thorough --- > > you just can't get 10 lbs of corn in 5 lb sack ;) > > Actually, DCD does *not* require a bootable cdrom. > > One of my systems boots off of the floppy and then gets *all* of its > packages off of the cdrom. This scheme leaves little room for > subsequent backups on floppy; but, the partial backup schema saves > alot > of butt, in this regard. > > HTH ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
