Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-28 Thread lee
James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com writes: Nicolas Sebrecht nicolas.s-dev at laposte.net writes: For the distribution, I'd recommend Alpine: http://www.alpinelinux.org/about Sorry, I can't. I don't have them anymore while I'm sure they are still used in production. It's something easy

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-12 Thread Hans
On 05/03/15 01:10, James wrote: Hello, It's time to build a new router. Surely, I would just like to purchase hardware and run a minimized or embedded gentoo on it along with iptables and a few other packages. But, I got to reading and well it seems much has changed. Dansguardian is deprecated?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 7 Mar 2015 17:31:32 + (UTC), James wrote: I cannot seem to find that thread. I tried all sorts of keywords search via gmane and brute force on the archives, to no avail. I also could not figure out how to perform search in the recently open gentoo archive for the gentoo I

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-07 Thread James
Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: MAKEOPTS=-j16 -l10 There was also a discussion on this list a year or two ago, where Michael Mol conducted some extensive tests. My settings came out of that discussion. I cannot seem to find that thread. I tried all sorts of keywords search

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-06 Thread Nicolas Sebrecht
On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 02:03:48AM +, James wrote: For the distribution, I'd recommend Alpine: http://www.alpinelinux.org/about Why would that be better than putting lilblue (gentoo) on the board. Maybe somebody who has success with booting off of usb (and that definitely is not

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-06 Thread James
Nicolas Sebrecht nicolas.s-dev at laposte.net writes: For the distribution, I'd recommend Alpine: http://www.alpinelinux.org/about Sorry, I can't. I don't have them anymore while I'm sure they are still used in production. It's something easy to do, though. The scripts themselves

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-06 Thread James
Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: I'm not sure the arch of a 500 MHz AMD Geode LX800; isn't that compatible with i686 binaries? I found this: The Geode LX800 is more like an i486. I used to use a box based on one (not as a router) in the days before the Raspberry Pi. I used to

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:37:38 + (UTC), James wrote: MAKEOPTS=-j16 -l10 Might not be the best settings? [1] Look for these lines in the reference thread and translate to a makeopts syntax? Interesting discussion. There was also a discussion on this list a year or two ago, where

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 02:03:48 + (UTC), James wrote: I'm not sure the arch of a 500 MHz AMD Geode LX800; isn't that compatible with i686 binaries? I found this: When it comes to compiling, just compile with -march=geode. That option is defined on any i386/x86-64 gcc, so no real need to

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-05 Thread James
Nicolas Sebrecht nicolas.s-dev at laposte.net writes: On Wed, Mar 04, 2015 at 03:10:40PM +, James wrote: I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor? That way I do not purchase something that

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-05 Thread Nicolas Sebrecht
On Wed, Mar 04, 2015 at 03:10:40PM +, James wrote: I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor? That way I do not purchase something that is to be abandoned in a few years by the vendor. It's

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
whytlze at gmail.com writes: [OT] openwrt? http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/buyerguide yes still munging through the suggestions. I do not need wireless (actually prefer no wireless ports on the router). I was kinda looking for direct hardware recommendations, if you have a make/model you are

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
Bruce Schultz brulzki at gmail.com writes: On 5 March 2015 1:10:40 AM AEST, James wireless at tampabay.rr.com wrote: I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor? That way I do not purchase

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 5 March 2015 7:24:04 AM AEST, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Bruce Schultz brulzki at gmail.com writes: On 5 March 2015 1:10:40 AM AEST, James wireless at tampabay.rr.com wrote: I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router hardware if updates and pathces

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
Bruce Schultz brulzki at gmail.com writes: Yes. Sadly it is still in its box in the cupboard for the past few weeks. Precisely why I need to purchase something functional and easy to set up, for now. Have you or another tried it? Have you put gentoo on it? I did plan to, but, you know...