Hi, It seems you have a couple of separate ideas maybe: * a pre-configured system, a project more like a 'Debian Pure Blend' * a generic 'tasksel' task of networking utils
The FreedomBox is an example of a more specialised project. Debian Edu also preconfigures its servers for NAT. And there is also https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLAN You may want to look at the third-party project LibreWrt which sounds like it could be optionally built from Debian sources. (Official builds are based on Trisquel, a Debian derivative). FWIW for 7+ years I have used *only* Debian GNU/Linux, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, or other *BSDs for routers or access points at home, and at some other deployments too. I already know which packages I need, so as long as the installed system has network access I can get them from a network mirror later. If it was viable to create a tasksel task for this, it would be difficult to decide how many packages is enough, or too many. Systems used as routers are often low-powered with very limited space. It is desirable to provide everything possibly needed to get a network connection, then maybe some 'Recommends' on other useful packages. My own ideas are: Wireless: * iw [not kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386] * wireless-tools [not kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386] * hostapd Modem: * ppp [not kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386] * pppoe * pppoeconf * usb-modeswitch Services: * bind9 * isc-dhcp-client * isc-dhcp-server * ntp * openssh-server IPv6: * radvd Diagnostic: * dnsutils * elinks * inetutils-ping * inetutils-traceroute * mtr-tiny * nmap * tcpdump * wget * whois Reporting: * collectd-core * logwatch VPN: * ipsec-tools * openvpn * strongswan Firewall/traffic shaping: * iptables [not kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386] * iproute [not kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386] * pf [kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386] * denyhosts | fail2ban (for protecting the router itself) + more userland tools for managing a firewall (as long as having them installed doesn't mean they are immediately active/conflicting). wondershaper, shorewall, ufw... And offline documentation! Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/520a3d96.9090...@pyro.eu.org
