1998-08-27 17:38:45 +00:00
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1998.07.12, Warsaw, Poland
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1998-09-26 17:27:26 +00:00
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PicoBSD @VER@ (ROUTER)
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1998-08-27 17:38:45 +00:00
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What is PicoBSD?
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It's a one floppy version of FreeBSD (please see http://www.freebsd.org),
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configured as a stand-alone router. It offers also IP Firewall capabilities.
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You can find more information on the home page of this project at:
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http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/
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What are minimal requirements?
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* 386SX CPU or better (there is an FPU emulator in kernel)
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* 4MB RAM - the more the better. The system will run a couple of small
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processes in 4MB - enough to configure static routes and IP Firewall. If
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you want to run routed(8), you'll need at least 6MB.
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* Modem sitting on COM1-COM4 (default is to use COM2), if you want to have
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a PPP connection.
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* Network card: compatible with NE2000, PCI Intel, 3Com 3c509 or with DEC
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chipsets (ed, ep, fxp and de drivers). The kernel supports two of them
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(i.e. 7 total) plus two PPP connections (tun interfaces). So you can
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easily build something like router with as many as 9 outlets :-)
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For detailed description and list of supported hardware see the original
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documentation, or:
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http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html
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I'll be glad hearing from you about your experiences with PicoBSD. Thanks.
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Have fun!
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Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl>
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