>>>>> Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> writes: >>>>> On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Dejan Ribič wrote: >>>>> Dne 22.7.2011 11:09, piše Ivan Shmakov:
[…] >>> Unfortunately, 6rd is only available for Linux 2.6.33 and later >>> (as per Wikipedia), which isn't in Squeeze. […] >> you can install 2.6.38 from squeeze-backports[1], works perfectly. >> [1]http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/ > Or, if you already have a home network with more than one computer > (if you're interested in IPv6, I'll bet that description fits you) > I'd recommend to invest a small amount of money (<US$200) in a small > computer (like an OpenRD or one of the "plug" machines from Marvel, > or an ALIX board from PC-Engines. Well, I've taken a mini-ITX case and an Intel Atom 330-based board as the basis, and assembled such a system almost two years ago. In addition to the router (with NetFlow-based summarization of the passing traffic), it hosts DNS (with DNSSEC), SMTP, HTTP, and Rsync servers, and an HTTP caching proxy. It's currently somewhat undermaintained, but otherwise works correctly. > If you don't care about energy usage, Actually, I do care: these systems are on a UPS, and lower power consumption means better “survival rate” during the blackouts of a few to 20 minutes long. > an even cheaper alternative is to reuse an obsolete PC -- I'll bet > you've got one of them in your garage waiting to be recycled.) (That's not a garage, that's my living room.) Well, I've found that those oldy K6-based systems are comparable to Intel Atom-based ones when it comes to overall power consumption. (I guess that they provide less performance per unit of electric power, though.) > Make that your IPv6 gateway -- run Debian testing on it. Having a > separate single-purpose gateway router has the advantage that you can > experiment with things like firewalls and new drivers without > endangering the rest of your machines. Actually, I guess that experiments with connectivity can give much more trouble than experiments with, say, one's own /home, as they could readily anger the other “interested parties.” Thus, I'd prefer running a Debian “stable” system on a router. > That's what I did. I'm quite pleased with the result. -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/86ei1fvqxx....@gray.siamics.net
