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Do the extra features and flexibility of this approach make it an appealing solution for your network? Or is a consumer router adequate for your environment?
Most people should have no problem going the CDROM boot route, but they'll have trouble with the USB flash method. Now I can just refer to this article.
George, the dd information works for any of those img files that *NIX likes to use, too. Including making an emergency disk to restore a *NIX machine from backups. 
That is the kind of thing that lets me feel like one day I can build a server without sticking a floppy drive in it, "just in case".
J.Ja
That is the kind of thing that lets me feel like one day I can build a server without sticking a floppy drive in it, "just in case".J.Ja
One major computer retailer has announced that they've stopped ordering floppy drives. Once that last batch is gone, it's gone.
One thing that has always disturbed me is Windows Server's inability to load RAID drivers from CD or USB drive/key, they must be on floppies. The last Windows server I put together did not have a floppy drive, I had to run it open chassis with a desktop floppy drive jury rigged into it to load the RAID drivers.
Next time I put in a Newegg order, a box of floppies will be on it, just forr those types of situations.
J.Ja
Next time I put in a Newegg order, a box of floppies will be on it, just forr those types of situations.
J.Ja
Have been using the IpCop as a router and it Helps....Just Try It!!!
IPCop really is a good piece of code. I have had no problems with this device at all since I put it together. Adding CopFilter to do gateway scanning has made the price difference between this and a consumer grade routers kind of melt away, in my mind. For a home network, it may be overkill (unless you arre truly sold on gateway virus scanning), but once you get more than a few PCs on the network, the cost of the TK-63T compared to a low-end Cisco router suddenly looks like a good value. If you have a network with a wireless device, this is the only way I would do it, IPCop makes it so easy to isolate the wireless network and secure it too.
J.Ja
J.Ja
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Great article! Litte concerned over the over seas ordering but otherwise quite informative!
Been using IPCop for a few years now as the primary gateway to my home LAN as well as for some SMB enterprises that were not tied to name brands. Uptime is amazing and the analytics provided out of the gate are nice eye-openers for novice managers. The ability to see the detailed Squid and IPChains logs open the door to more detailed analysis.
Nice cross section of plug-ins and add-ons further strengthen this package.
Great article! Litte concerned over the over seas ordering but otherwise quite informative!
Been using IPCop for a few years now as the primary gateway to my home LAN as well as for some SMB enterprises that were not tied to name brands. Uptime is amazing and the analytics provided out of the gate are nice eye-openers for novice managers. The ability to see the detailed Squid and IPChains logs open the door to more detailed analysis.
Nice cross section of plug-ins and add-ons further strengthen this package.
Now I'm sad. The consultant got us a model that will not take the next software upgrade. It has crappy DHCP services (No reservations! What's with that?) and is just way too complicated.
*sigh*
*sigh*
IpcCop + TK-63T , the perfect solution ... but just one question: how can I implement the blue (wifi) interface? Did you know any compatible USB wireless network adapter?
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