Re: 6rd vs. interfaces(5)
>>>>> Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> writes:
>>>>> On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Dejan Ribič wrote:
>>>>> Dne 22.7.2011 11:09, piše Ivan Shmakov:
[…]
>>> Unfortunately, 6rd is only available for Linux 2.6.33 and later
>>> (as per Wikipedia), which isn't in Squeeze.
[…]
>> you can install 2.6.38 from squeeze-backports[1], works perfectly.
>> [1]http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
> Or, if you already have a home network with more than one computer
> (if you're interested in IPv6, I'll bet that description fits you)
> I'd recommend to invest a small amount of money (<US$200) in a small
> computer (like an OpenRD or one of the "plug" machines from Marvel,
> or an ALIX board from PC-Engines.
Well, I've taken a mini-ITX case and an Intel Atom 330-based
board as the basis, and assembled such a system almost two years
ago. In addition to the router (with NetFlow-based
summarization of the passing traffic), it hosts DNS (with
DNSSEC), SMTP, HTTP, and Rsync servers, and an HTTP caching
proxy.
It's currently somewhat undermaintained, but otherwise works
correctly.
> If you don't care about energy usage,
Actually, I do care: these systems are on a UPS, and lower power
consumption means better “survival rate” during the blackouts of
a few to 20 minutes long.
> an even cheaper alternative is to reuse an obsolete PC -- I'll bet
> you've got one of them in your garage waiting to be recycled.)
(That's not a garage, that's my living room.)
Well, I've found that those oldy K6-based systems are comparable
to Intel Atom-based ones when it comes to overall power
consumption. (I guess that they provide less performance per
unit of electric power, though.)
> Make that your IPv6 gateway -- run Debian testing on it. Having a
> separate single-purpose gateway router has the advantage that you can
> experiment with things like firewalls and new drivers without
> endangering the rest of your machines.
Actually, I guess that experiments with connectivity can give
much more trouble than experiments with, say, one's own /home,
as they could readily anger the other “interested parties.”
Thus, I'd prefer running a Debian “stable” system on a router.
> That's what I did. I'm quite pleased with the result.
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