Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
The reason it works out of the box on ALIX/Soekris is because the default network adapter names for those are vr0/vr1 on both platforms so those are in the default configuration. Jim Jim, I was experimenting with the pfSense embedded, but it does indeed use the serial console to show it's output. I was just wondering, if I pop in a RTL8139D card (or any other that would be a VIA Rhine chipset) - I guess pfSense would assign "vr0" to this adaptor - and thus, being able to configure the firewall without the need for a serial-console... Unfortunately, my P3 seems not quite happy to handle the 2GB CD card, because it hangs at boot on the BTX loader (just tested another mobo, and here I really can see activity on the CF card (led on the IDE/CF adaptor is much more nervous, than on the P3 mobo)) - I'll see if an add-on IDE pci-adaptor might load it up, otherwise I need to upgrade the mobo... would really hate it, since the P3 only consumes 25 watts (while the newer mobo uses 65 watts) - guess an Alix isn't going to wait for long now ;-) Happy holidays everyone! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
>> >> Thanks for your replies though ! > > Yeah, sorry for the wild goose chase on the embedded install. Still, > monowall should differentiate those for you. > > Kurt > Hey, rather a wild goose chase, than some other forums do reply when asking a trivial question ;-) (if you catch my drift) ~ Happy newyear to the pfsense team, and it's members ! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:33, Michel Servaes wrote: > I do get VGA output... but it simply hangs on "BTX loader version ..." > Anyway, I saw this kind of replies, need to be posted to the 2.0 > forum... so I'll take it up to there (googling to the BTX loader hang > phenomen, gave a lot of feedback on the net - I guess it rather is a > FreeBSD issue than a pfSense one.) > > Thanks for your replies though ! Yeah, sorry for the wild goose chase on the embedded install. Still, monowall should differentiate those for you. Kurt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 07:51, Jim Pingle wrote: > On 12/28/2009 10:28 AM, Kurt Buff wrote: >>> My big question - how would I tell which network interface will be the LAN, >>> to run the WebGUI wizard on... (on an Alix, it's the first one - but how can >>> I tell on this P3-600 (old compaq) board, which would be the first one ?) >>> >>> Or won't it run at all ? Any first thoughts here ? >> >> Hook up a monitor and keyboard. Get into the console. Plug in the one >> of the NICs to a switch (probably the one on your LAN). Do an >> ifconfig, and see which of your NICs is active. > > If you are running an embedded image, keyboard/monitor will be disabled > and you will need a null modem serial cable to configure this part. Oooppss Missed that. Sorry. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
I do get VGA output... but it simply hangs on "BTX loader version ..." Anyway, I saw this kind of replies, need to be posted to the 2.0 forum... so I'll take it up to there (googling to the BTX loader hang phenomen, gave a lot of feedback on the net - I guess it rather is a FreeBSD issue than a pfSense one.) Thanks for your replies though ! On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Michel Servaes wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> My big question - how would I tell which network interface will be the LAN, >>> to run the WebGUI wizard on... (on an Alix, it's the first one - but how can >>> I tell on this P3-600 (old compaq) board, which would be the first one ?) >>> >>> Or won't it run at all ? Any first thoughts here ? >> >> Hook up a monitor and keyboard. Get into the console. Plug in the one >> of the NICs to a switch (probably the one on your LAN). Do an >> ifconfig, and see which of your NICs is active. >> >> Or, since you're already running monowall, check it to see which it >> thinks is which - how did you figure that one out? >> Kurt >> > > Well I gathered that installing the 2.0 nanobsd embedded wouldn't have > a VGA output possible, in which monowall has. > But if this is the case, I could hook it up the serial one ofcourse... > will see what happens this evening. > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
>> >> >> >> My big question - how would I tell which network interface will be the LAN, >> to run the WebGUI wizard on... (on an Alix, it's the first one - but how can >> I tell on this P3-600 (old compaq) board, which would be the first one ?) >> >> Or won't it run at all ? Any first thoughts here ? > > Hook up a monitor and keyboard. Get into the console. Plug in the one > of the NICs to a switch (probably the one on your LAN). Do an > ifconfig, and see which of your NICs is active. > > Or, since you're already running monowall, check it to see which it > thinks is which - how did you figure that one out? > Kurt > Well I gathered that installing the 2.0 nanobsd embedded wouldn't have a VGA output possible, in which monowall has. But if this is the case, I could hook it up the serial one ofcourse... will see what happens this evening. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
On 12/28/2009 10:28 AM, Kurt Buff wrote: >> My big question - how would I tell which network interface will be the LAN, >> to run the WebGUI wizard on... (on an Alix, it's the first one - but how can >> I tell on this P3-600 (old compaq) board, which would be the first one ?) >> >> Or won't it run at all ? Any first thoughts here ? > > Hook up a monitor and keyboard. Get into the console. Plug in the one > of the NICs to a switch (probably the one on your LAN). Do an > ifconfig, and see which of your NICs is active. If you are running an embedded image, keyboard/monitor will be disabled and you will need a null modem serial cable to configure this part. > Or, since you're already running monowall, check it to see which it > thinks is which - how did you figure that one out? That is sound advice. You could edit your pfSense configuration to include these device names before booting the embedded image, otherwise you'd need to use the serial console to reassign them. If you want to edit the config directly on the CF, see here: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Modifying_Embedded The reason it works out of the box on ALIX/Soekris is because the default network adapter names for those are vr0/vr1 on both platforms so those are in the default configuration. Jim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 01:18, Michel Servaes wrote: > I was wondering, and am going to try this, this evening... how would an > embedded-install go onto a normal pc system ? > > > I downloaded the 2.0 Beta, physdiskwrite'ed it to a CF card of 2GB > Going to place it in the CF to IDE adaptor (where monowall currently runs > fine, on another CF card). > > And boot the system up... > > > > My big question - how would I tell which network interface will be the LAN, > to run the WebGUI wizard on... (on an Alix, it's the first one - but how can > I tell on this P3-600 (old compaq) board, which would be the first one ?) > > Or won't it run at all ? Any first thoughts here ? Hook up a monitor and keyboard. Get into the console. Plug in the one of the NICs to a switch (probably the one on your LAN). Do an ifconfig, and see which of your NICs is active. Or, since you're already running monowall, check it to see which it thinks is which - how did you figure that one out? Kurt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
[pfSense Support] embedded install on a Pentium III system
I was wondering, and am going to try this, this evening... how would an embedded-install go onto a normal pc system ? I downloaded the 2.0 Beta, physdiskwrite'ed it to a CF card of 2GB Going to place it in the CF to IDE adaptor (where monowall currently runs fine, on another CF card). And boot the system up... My big question - how would I tell which network interface will be the LAN, to run the WebGUI wizard on... (on an Alix, it's the first one - but how can I tell on this P3-600 (old compaq) board, which would be the first one ?) Or won't it run at all ? Any first thoughts here ? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
