I like Michael's proposal. Most of us have access to older/smaller hard drives that could do good service for GNAT Box configurations the overflow the bounds of a floppy disk, while keeping 1.44 MB as the target image size for a typical configuration is a good strategy for keeping the code small and fast. The option of booting from a small hard drive would be a great enhancement and one that doesn't seem difficult to implement -- unless of course there's some alligator in the swamp that I'm not seeing. :-)
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:28:09 -0500 "Michael W. Burden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Access the list archives at: > http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > ---------------------------------- > Speaking only for myself, the problem with CDR is that I > administrate > all of my Customer's GNAT Boxes from my office. Currently, I can > use > GBAdmin to make a config change, and then save a copy locally so > that > if they should have a media failure I will have a current copy. > > With CDR, I wouldn't be able to make changes to a Customer's GNAT > Box > on a moments notice. > > IMHO, two changes to GNAT Box could assure its future success: > 1. Modularization (as Paul has already mentioned) would allow users > to pick and choose the features they need, while still retaining > the ability to fit on a floppy. If a GNAT Box user needs more > features than will fit on a floppy, then see (2) below. > 2. Divorcing the GNAT Box from its fd0 (A: for you DOS/Windows > people) dependency. It looks like GTA has already taken steps > in this direction with the GB-100. By simply allowing the users > to have the ability to install the GNAT Box software on any > bootable media, GNAT Box users would be free to install GNAT Box > on media that is more than sufficient to contain any > configuration > that GTA may want to deliver. > > I *WOULD* like to see the core GNAT Box functionality remain small > enough to fit on a floppy. Floppy drives and disks are easy to > come by and (almost) never have compatibility problems. Keeping > the core program small also helps keep GNAT Box in front of the > pack, performance-wise. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of > Scott England > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 1:06 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Win2k as VPN Client for 3.0.2 ?? > > > Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Access the list archives at: > http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > ---------------------------------- > What about the possibility of running off of cdrom. I would like to > be able > to setup a box (on a hard drive first?) and the dump an ISO image to > cd. > Since all the logging is done remotely it would allow me to have an > read-only boot media and the only part that could be comprimised > would be > what's in memory. With the low cost of cdr's these days having to > reburn > when I make a change is not really an issue with me. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Emerson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 8:50 AM > To: Michael Little > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Win2k as VPN Client for 3.0.2 ?? > > > Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Access the list archives at: > http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > ---------------------------------- > > VPN had priority over the DHCP server in this release. > > The DHCP server and the VPN will most certainly not co-exist on the > floppy disk version of GNAT Box, (there simply is no more space > left). As for the GB-100 the DHCP server will have no problem > fitting on it. We have a project in the works investigating the > future direction of the software only version of GNAT Box. > > Paul > > > >What happened to the DHCP server?? > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Paul Emerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 7:50 AM > >Subject: Re: Win2k as VPN Client for 3.0.2 ?? > > > > > >> Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Access the list archives at: > >> http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > >> ---------------------------------- > >> > >> We haven't investigated the Win2K IPSec client, since the > initial VPN > >> release (3.0.2) is targeted for network to network connectivity. > >> However the software doesn't exclude connections by IPSec client > >> software, it just doesn't facilitate them. So the Win2K IPSec > client > >> may work, but most likely it will not. The reason is that our > >> initial release only supports the use of manual key exchange and > most > >> of these workstation clients only support IKE (automated key > >> exchange). IPSec implementations for Linux (Free S/Wan) and BSD > Unix > >> system (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD) most likely will work fine > with > >> GNAT Box. FreeBSD has been tested since it's our platform of > choice > >> here at GTA. > >> > >> Our plan is to have the next VPN release of GNAT Box support > IKE, > >> hopefully sometime in the Spring. At that time I would suspect > most > >> of the PC/MAC IPSec clients will work just fine. > >> > >> Paul > >> > >> > >> > >> >Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Access the list archives at: > >> >http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > >> >---------------------------------- > >> >Will Win2k work as a client for 3.0.2? > >> > > >> >http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q240/2/62.ASP > >> > > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Paul Emerson Tel: +1.407.380.0220 > x106 > >> Global Technology Associates, Inc. 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