Jacob Anawalt <jacob@cachevalley.com> [2003:09:12:14:47:04-0600] scribed: <snip /> > If I just wanted quiet a firewall and router, I'd go with some netgear > router or similar device. The LRP (www.linuxrouter.org) seemed to be > moving towards doing basically what these ~ $50.00 (U.S.) devices do. It's > a 'Debian based' distro, but didn't have support for squid documented on > the site. Joachim, you could try LRP, but load everything into memory from > your hd instead of from a floppy. > > I want a full-fledged x86 'standard hardware' Debian system that I can > access via ssh, http(s) and that will provide firewalling, port > forwarding, web proxy, sql database, dns cache, internal dns, and internal > dhcp (which is what I have) while being being energy concious during use* > and using even less power and being silent when not in active use*. <snip /> LRP is pretty dead. It's successor is LEAF: <http://leaf.sourceforge.net/> It is possible to run a basic system entirely in ram disk. hth -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - 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 . . . --
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