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I'm curious what the pricing is on it anyway. Let me know what you find out. On 9/19/05, Christopher M. Iarocci <iarocci at eastendsc dot com> wrote: > > 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 <http://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 <http://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 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > |