Since whatever media UNIX (and by extension GNAT Box) is booted from becomes the root (/) filesystem (Unlike DOS/Windows, where the floppy drives are always A: and B:, and the Hard Drives are C:, D:, etc., it would seem to me that the largest problem in divorcing the GNAT Box from its floppy dependency is how to install the software in the first place. Once that is done, I suspect that very little needs to be changed in the GNAT Box software itself, as BSD (the OS that GNAT Box is most similar to) would hide the difference from the application.
If I'm correct in my analysis, then if GTA were to provide a way of installing GNAT Box on a fixed drive, then that same solution should allow GNAT Box to run on any bootable media (fixed or removable) that is supported by the Computer's BIOS. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Benedict Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 1:44 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/ ---------------------------------- I suspect a CD solution would satisfy the needs of only a few. My preference would be a larger (writable) removable media (Zip?) followed by a hard drive. The hard drive approach seems like it might have the most growth and flexibility potential not to mention being more universal. Not as many mother boards would be capable of booting a zip. Paul: Can you give us a heads up on where GTA is leaning with the software only Gnat Box? Mike Benedict > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott England [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:06 > 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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