[geeks] Old hardware cut-off

[Cory Smelosky]

On Mon, 17 Feb 2014, Joshua Boyd wrote:

> On February 17, 2014 4:20:17 AM EST, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> Can the EdgeRouter series do all that?  It claims to be able to, but
>>>> after getting it, I settled for configuring it and haven't persued
>>>> actually doing the rest of what I want with it.
>>>
>>> Since its OS is an embedded Debian Linux, I'd be pretty surprised if
>> it
>>> couldn't.  I'm now actually considering the lowest-priced
>> rack-mountable
>>> EdgeRouter myself.
>>>
>>> I wonder if it'll run OpenBSD...?
>>
>> Hopefully! The Linux netatack is horribly suited for...well...anything.
>> Especially routing.
>
> FWIW, it actually runs Vyatta, which replaces some portion of the normal Linux networking with its own.  I'm not sure how deeply the changes go.  Iptables are gone though.

I was gonna fiddle with Vyatta again...but I decided against it after they 
wouldn't stop calling me on the phone. I must've forgotten to uncheck a 
box...

Mind...I never actually ANSWERED their calls...

Iptables being gone is a very good thing.

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