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Vince, Could you be specific in your steps? When you insert a working CF card, did you remove the hard drive? Was the CF card already written with a m0n0wall image? Which saved image are you referring to that you upload with your browser? I'm not interested in the original system at all, I just want it to run m0n0wall. Mine just seems to not even boot from the CF card. Of course Intrusions omission of a video port makes it all but impossible to accurately tell what is going on. I have half a mind to just order the panel from Industrial Design that includes the video, keyboard, mouse ports. Chris Vince Van De Coevering wrote: >Sorry this response is so late... The wife "ordered" a computer free >weekend.... > >Its been my experience that nothing shows up on the serial port. In its >original CheckPoint config the serial port shows the kernel loading and an >option to login. For every unit I've tried its simply been a matter of >installing a working CF card, connecting via the web gui at the default >address, and uploading the saved image from my web browser. > >The original system appears to be maintained/flashed through a series of >update programs obtainable from Intrusion. > > >Vince Van De Coevering >IT Manager >Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. >503-371-9318 x216 >vpv at figaros dot com > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Christopher M. Iarocci [mailto:iarocci at eastendsc dot com] >>Sent: September 17, 2005 6:53 AM >>To: Christopher M. Iarocci >>Cc: Vince Van De Coevering; m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Excellent (and affordable) m0n0 platform >> >> >>In answer to my own question, no, a null modem cable and >>hyperterminal >>will not show you the bios when it's booting up. >> >>Christopher M. Iarocci wrote: >> >> >> >>>Vince, >>> >>>Any clue how to get into the bios of these things? I >>> >>> >>didn't have as >> >> >>>much luck as you. I got a PDS2300 which originally had a >>> >>> >>hard drive. >> >> >>>I do not want to keep the hard drive so I removed it, and put in my >>>m0n0wall written CF card in the appropriate slot. However, it does >>>not seem to be booting (or at least I don't think). I must have to >>>tell the bios to use the CF card. Just not sure how to get >>> >>> >>in it, or >> >> >>>view it. Will the bios come over the serial port using a >>> >>> >>null modem >> >> >>>cable and a terminal program like hyperterminal? >>> >>>Chris >>> >>> >>>Vince Van De Coevering wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Chris, >>>> >>>>I used a USB card reader to write the CF card using the >>>> >>>> >>instructions >> >> >>>>on the >>>>m0n0 site and plugged the CF card into the built in CF socket. >>>> >>>>No changes to the NIC configs were necessary. >>>>I know that an IDE to CF adapter works on the ide channel >>>> >>>> >>on the PDS2100 >> >> >>>>motherboard (because I broke a pin on the built in CF >>>> >>>> >>socket). There >> >> >>>>is a 5 >>>>volt socket on the motherboard to power the adapter. >>>> >>>>The first PDS2100 I used did not have the a drive installed >>>>(Checkpoint was >>>>loaded from the CF card). I'm going to try a hard drive >>>> >>>> >>install on >> >> >>>>the unit >>>>currently on my test bench. I'll pull the drive, attach it to my >>>>desktop >>>>system and use the write utility. There isn't much point >>>> >>>> >>in having >> >> >>>>the hard >>>>drive installed unless you boot from it, especially if the logs are >>>>forwarded a dedicated logging server. >>>>Vince Van De Coevering >>>>IT Manager >>>>Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. >>>>503-371-9318 x216 >>>>vpv at figaros dot com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Christopher M. Iarocci [mailto:iarocci at eastendsc dot com] Sent: >>>>>September 15, 2005 4:56 PM >>>>>To: Vince Van De Coevering >>>>>Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Excellent (and affordable) m0n0 platform >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Vince, >>>>> >>>>>I just realized that the PDS2300 must be using SIS chipset NIC >>>>>cards, which is why you were able to just log right in. I'm >>>>>assuming you did not have to change the NIC assignment at the >>>>>console at all, which can only lead to the conclusion that the >>>>>default SIS driver works on the NICs built into the >>>>> >>>>> >>device. My last >> >> >>>>>question then is, did you use an IDE to CF adaptor to write your >>>>>card, or did you use a USB card reader/writer? Also, did >>>>> >>>>> >>you remove >> >> >>>>>the hard drive from the device? >>>>> >>>>>Chris >>>>> >>>>>Vince Van De Coevering wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Chris, >>>>>> >>>>>>You can configure m0n0 without the using the serial console. >>>>>> >>>>>>I put the generic m0n0 image on a cf card, installed the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>card, and booted >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>the unit. Using a crossover cable I connected a pc and set >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>it to an IP on >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>the default address block (192.168.1.x) and pointed my browser at >>>>>>192.168.1.1 and was greeted by the m0n0 GUI. From there I >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>was able to >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>configure everything. >>>>>>When I get some spare time (and a spare machine) I'm going >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>to look a bit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>closer at FreeBSD. I generally use Gentoo Linux when I need >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>a unix-based >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>server. >>>>>> >>>>>>Vince Van De Coevering >>>>>>IT Manager >>>>>>Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. >>>>>>503-371-9318 x216 >>>>>>vpv at figaros dot com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>>From: Christopher M. Iarocci >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>[mailto:iarocci at eastendsc dot com] Sent: >> >> >>>>>>>September 07, 2005 7:28 PM >>>>>>>To: Vince Van De Coevering >>>>>>>Cc: 'm0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch' >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Excellent (and affordable) m0n0 platform >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Vince Van De Coevering wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>The intrusion.com PDS 2100 series of appliances make >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>an >> >> >>>>>excellent and >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>affordable m0n0 platform. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>There are several on ebay and I just purchased 2 for >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>$9.95 each. >> >> >>>>>>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/Intrusion-PDS2300-Firewall-Router-Warrant >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>y_W0QQitemZ5800 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>792840QQcategoryZ51168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The one gotcha with these devices is that they don't have >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>video cards (they >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>use a serial port instead) so you have to connect a PC to >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>the LAN interface >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>and use a web browser to configure them. Or you can >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>customize the kernel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>to >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>use the serial console. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Most come with 3 10/100 ports, 2 USB ports, Celeron 600 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>CPU >> >> >>>>>and 64 or 128 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>megs of ram (can replace the DIMM to increase size). >>>>>>>They have a CF slot for booting and some include 10 meg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>SFF >> >> >>>>>(laptop sized) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>hard drives. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Vince Van De Coevering >>>>>>>IT Manager >>>>>>>Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. >>>>>>>503-371-9318 x216 >>>>>>>vpv at figaros dot com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>Vince, >>>>>> >>>>>>Have you, or do you know anyone who has modified the kernel >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>to be able >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>to use the serial console with this unit? I'm confused at >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>how you would >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>use the LAN interface to configure the router since the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>generic version >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>requires you to first assign that NIC. Did you modify the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>XML file to >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>designate the LAN NIC ahead of the original boot maybe? >>>>>>FYI, I have one of these coming to me. Wanted to try it >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>out, although >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>none were to be found as cheap as you bought them. I paid >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>$31 on Ebay. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>>Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>>For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >>> >>> >>> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch >For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > |