How do I set up a firewall with minimal disk access?

[paul van den bergen]

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:43 am, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 03:04:54PM -0600, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. 
wrote:
> : Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> : >Hi all,
> : >
> : >I'm hoping to use an old laptop for a dialup firewall.  I'd like to
> : > leave it
> : >always on as part of the network, but I don't want it to have the HD
> : >running
> : >all the time.  If possible, I'd like it to work almost completely
> : > without the drive.
> : >
> : >How could I do this?
> : >
> : >NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed.  Thanks.
> : >
> : >jm
> :
> : #man picobsd
>
> Exactly what I needed!  Thanks!

You can also get CF and similar solid stat memory chips to IDE connection 
adaptors for around AU$30...  so you could have the boot image etc. on a disk 
with no moving parts...  also USB minidisk stuff too... quieter, no moving 
parts....

for use in conjunction with picobsd, etc....

-- 
Dr Paul van den Bergen
Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures
caia.swin.edu.au
pvandenbergen at swin.edu.au
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