I intended to bring all my machines up to SL5, but that only supports kernels for i686 and x86_64 AFAIK. My firewall machine for my small network is an old P5 laptop. Other alternatives required. I want to stay rpm/yum based, and would like to keep the familiar Red Hat architecture and file layout. I would also like to have automated updates forever, or the best approximation possible.
Three alternatives look OK so far: 1) Rebuild the SL5 kernel and glibc and a few other packages for i586, and exclude them from yum updates. 2) Go to a security-based small distro such as Openwall. 3) Go to a firewall distro such as Endian. GUI config and excessive package count disturbing, though. Any superior alternatives? I would like something as close to fire-and-forget as possible that will support the old laptop. Keith P.S. - I use an old laptop for a firewall because it is x86, but draws a trickle of power compared to a desktop PC. That is eco-friendly, but frankly the more important reasons are that it is quiet and cool, and it will live for a LONG time on a UPS during a power failure. -- Keith Lofstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice (503)-520-1993 KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs
