I run RedHat 7.1 with kernel 2.4.7 on a Dell Optiplex 700 MHz with no
keyboard and mouse. Didn't have to do anything unusual like disabling it
in the BIOS. By the way, I control the Unix/Linux box via Terminal
server.
>From: "Jonathan Hays" >Reply-To: "Jonathan Hays" >To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: OT, was RE: Tacacs+ for home Use? and
Passed CCIE [7:14417] >Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:51:31 -0400 > >Not
always possible. > >"Roberts, Timothy" wrote: > > > Disable it in the
bios. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jonathan Hays
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:20 PM > >
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: OT, was RE: Tacacs+ for home
Use? and Passed CCIE written > > [7:14413] > > > > No keyboard? It
depends. > > > > While it's true that native UNIX workstations (Sun, HP,
etc.) will run > > "headless", most > > Intel x86 boxes I have
encountered require you to plug in a keyboard or the > > machine > >
won't boot, regardless of the OS installed. Or is there a way around this
I > > don't know > > about? > > --- > > Jonathan > > > > Symon Thurlow
wrote: > > > > > I agree with Carroll, I have been predominantly MS and
Novell, but have > > > started to learn Linux. It isn't hard if you have
a good grounding in > > > Networking/IP/Network OS's. It is just a matter
of finding/learning the > > > commands. > > > > > > Another beauty of a
*nix box; you only need two cables for it, power and > > > network.
Forget screen, keyboard, mouse... > > > > > > Symon > > > > > >
-----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > Carroll Kong > > > Sent:
31 July 2001 00:32 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re:
Tacacs+ for home Use? and Passed CCIE written today > > > [7:14288] > > >
> > > At 06:40 PM 7/30/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Timothy Ouellette)
wrote: > > > >Hello all. I just passed my CCIE today (very happy). I was
not as > > > >difficult as I expected (possibly over studied for it, if
that's > > > >possible). Anyways, I am about to embark on the long
journey to > > > >complete the CCIE by taking the lab. I have my own home
lab and I was > > > >wondering if there is a free version of Tacacs+ out
there? I know > > > >cisco has a Unix version they supply but I don't run
Unix here at home > > > >(win2k for my lab) and I was wondering if anyone
could help. Thanks > > > >for your time! > > > > > > > >Tim > > > > > >
Congratulations on passing the CCIE Written! > > > > > > I guess you
might be out of luck. Here are some of your options > > > > > > a)
continue searching for a free version of TACACS+ for Windows. > > > b)
Buy Cisco Secure ACS. > > > c) Get an old machine and install Linux,
Solaris x86, FreeBSD, NetBSD, >or > > > OpenBSD and grab tacacs+ from > >
> http://www.gazi.edu.tr/tacacs/ > > > d) Port the code yourself from
Unix to Windows. > > > > > > Obviously there is a certain time host
inherent to the last three > > > options. You should certainly weigh out
the costs, as ALL of the options > > > have an inherent cost to it, even
a). Personally, I think learning Unix > > is > > > not so bad (maybe I am
biased after all of these years) and may only take > > > perhaps a week
of your time (if you are a fast learner, one day) if you > > > want to
just get TACACS+ on it. You can consider multi-booting, but then > > >
you will have to take out more time to make sure you do not fry your > >
> machine. I hope you do know a lot about partitioning on x86 > > >
hardware. :) It honestly is not that bad, win2k's bootloader is quite > >
> friendly with booting the unices. On the side, I do not think TACACS+
is > > a > > > requirement for the lab. Not that it is a good reason to
not learn > > > TACACS+. Every CCIE should learn that eventually, on at
least one > > platform. > > > > > > If you install FreeBSD, you may run
into issues compiling the code, I > > > patched it so it can work on it.
(not as hard as it sounds, only a small > > > line change). If you choose
that route, I can help you patch the code so > > > it will compile on
FreeBSD. Good luck! > > > > > > -Carroll Kong >-- >Jonathan Hays > > > >
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