On 7/8/05, Vivek Ayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a very crappy computer that's been stripped of its HD and CDROM > drives. All that's left is a 1G of a RAM and floppy drive. I want to > put this computer to work. I was thinking of a floppy based solution. > I already have a firewall setup on another box, but was thinking of > building an authentication server on a floppy-based solution.
Please define "authentication server"? RADIUS? S/Key? TACACS? > I need to know what programs are necessary to run an > authentication server daemon? That's all I need to run on this off of > a floppy. I was thinking PicoBSD could do it. Can an old version of > OpenBSD be fit on a floppy capable enough of just an authentication > server daemon. I don't see any reason to go with an "old" version of OpenBSD, the disk footprint won't be significantly smaller than a current version and you lose most of the security advantages by running an unsupported release. > The computer has one ethernet port and floppy drive and > a 1G ram (which I'll probably strip down to 256MB). > > If OpenBSD or anything else, ditto? Assuming the machine is not modern enough to have a USB port where you can boot USB flash, but does have an IDE interface, why not boot from a flash disk (e.g. "SanDisk FlashDrive") instead of a floppy? I recently ordered a 128MB drive for seven bucks: http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6723 A single 128MB flash drive is just barely big enough for a stripped down OpenBSD 3.7 install. Larger flash IDE drives or a CF card with an IDE adapter will be slightly more expensive, but you won't need to strip out as much of the base system to get it to fit. Kevin Kadow Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with vetcosurplus, just a satisified customer.
