[Vyatta-users] Installation Question
Hello, I'm a complete newbie to Vyatta so I have a few questions. I'm currently running a similar firewall based on OpenBSD. My reason for switching is that our current system doesn't support BGP. Aside from that, I was wondering if there are any instructions or if it is even possible to install Vyatta on a WRAP platform. We would like to make the change without new hardware if possible. I appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance, Ryan MacDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ambient Technical Group, LLC 8101 Oak Dr Palmetto, FL 34221 Phone: (941)-782-6217 Fax: (941)-782-6218 ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
Re: [Vyatta-users] Installation Question
You're going to have an interesting time running BGP on a wrap board. IIRC, the last time I used a WRAP platform they maxed out at 266Mhz CPU and 128MB of RAM. A full BGP feed won't fit into 128M of ram, and a 266Mhz proc is going to have a hard time keeping up with the BGP Scanner process every time there's a table update. If it were me, I wouldn't try to run BGP on that device. All that being said, Vyatta will *probably* run on the WRAP platform, but I haven't tried it. I have successfully run other Linux variants on WRAP boards, so the support is there if its enabled in the Vyatta kernel. You'll have to install it by hand though, as I don't think you can boot a wrap board over a usb cdrom drive. I'm sure someone from Vyatta will chime in here soon with a more definitive answer. Good luck! -- Aubrey Wells Senior Engineer Shelton | Johns Technology Group A Vyatta Ready Partner www.sheltonjohns.com On Sep 20, 2007, at 5:27 PM, Ryan MacDonald wrote: Hello, I’m a complete newbie to Vyatta so I have a few questions. I’m currently running a similar firewall based on OpenBSD. My reason for switching is that our current system doesn’t support BGP. Aside from that, I was wondering if there are any instructions or if it is even possible to install Vyatta on a WRAP platform. We would like to make the change without new hardware if possible. I appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance, Ryan MacDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ambient Technical Group, LLC 8101 Oak Dr Palmetto, FL 34221 Phone: (941)-782-6217 Fax: (941)-782-6218 ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
Re: [Vyatta-users] Installation Question
AFAIK, no one at Vyatta has tried a WRAP, but we have tried other Geode based boards. You should be a able to make it work, but the limited memory is definitely a factor for BGP. The kernel is currently configured for 486/SMP not Geode. However, the Geode random, frame buffer, and crypto drivers are compiled as kernel modules in the current image. Good Luck. Cheers, Robert. Aubrey Wells wrote: You're going to have an interesting time running BGP on a wrap board. IIRC, the last time I used a WRAP platform they maxed out at 266Mhz CPU and 128MB of RAM. A full BGP feed won't fit into 128M of ram, and a 266Mhz proc is going to have a hard time keeping up with the BGP Scanner process every time there's a table update. If it were me, I wouldn't try to run BGP on that device. All that being said, Vyatta will *probably* run on the WRAP platform, but I haven't tried it. I have successfully run other Linux variants on WRAP boards, so the support is there if its enabled in the Vyatta kernel. You'll have to install it by hand though, as I don't think you can boot a wrap board over a usb cdrom drive. I'm sure someone from Vyatta will chime in here soon with a more definitive answer. Good luck! * * *--* *Aubrey Wells* /Senior Engineer/ Shelton | Johns Technology Group A Vyatta Ready Partner www.sheltonjohns.com On Sep 20, 2007, at 5:27 PM, Ryan MacDonald wrote: Hello, I’m a complete newbie to Vyatta so I have a few questions. I’m currently running a similar firewall based on OpenBSD. My reason for switching is that our current system doesn’t support BGP. Aside from that, I was wondering if there are any instructions or if it is even possible to install Vyatta on a WRAP platform. We would like to make the change without new hardware if possible. I appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance, Ryan MacDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ambient Technical Group, LLC 8101 Oak Dr Palmetto, FL 34221 Phone: (941)-782-6217 Fax: (941)-782-6218 ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com mailto:Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
Re: [Vyatta-users] Installation Question
Good Luck. Ryan, and if you get it working, be sure to write up a report of your experience and post it to the mailing list. It would be great if others could learn from your experience. -- Dave ___ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
