For those of you that want a really cheap Linux router take a look at http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/ unfortunately the original Linux router project died from lack of support. That is the version that I originally used and loved. Keep in mind that quite a few of the new micro-ATX motherboards can boot from Compact Flash, and that gives you a very quite, and power miserly router with nearly unlimited interface potential while eliminating the inherent unreliability of a floppy boot device.
The PODS project used a LRP router for a couple years on an old P90 booting from a floppy...it was stable and routed just fine. The downside is the old power hungry power supply....but the machine was destined for a scrapheap and we got another couple years out of it until we went to an Extreme Summit layer 3 switch so that OSPF would be less of a problem.... You can also get a FULLY functional router from the Zebra project...it has all the latest protocols and even has an IOS front end for it. Very cool and quite fast. /brian chee University of Hawaii ICS Dept Advanced Network Computing Lab 1680 East West Road, POST rm 311 Honolulu, HI 96822 808-956-5797 voice, 877-284-1934 fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myles Uyema" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: [LUAU] Cheap linux router > I've been playing around with the Linksys WRT54G and GS models. These > sport a 200Mhs MIPs cpu and you can flash the firmware to run custom Linux > builds. > > Check out http://docs.sveasoft.com/ and http://openwrt.ksilebo.net/ > > Linux 2.4.20 kernel, iptables, QoS iproute2+tc stuff all built in. > > Horror stories - you can flash the firmware and screw yourself so be > careful. These Linksys routers range from $60 - $120 mailorder - retail. > A really cheap router. No fans too, and only 12V. > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.hosef.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luau
