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I have acquired a dual 10/100 intel nic for my router (yay!). I have a
question: What would characterise the ideal distribution for router + mini
file server sort of work? Personally I use gentoo and I like it because I
can take advantage of constantly updating s/w packages by compiling from
source.
However for a router, I think one would want a stable, secure/hardened
distribution that handles patches well and any changes to kernel and/or
packages can be rolled back in case an upgrade goes wrong.
Any advice/suggestion is most appreciated!
Thanks a lot!!
-Sumeet
ps I don't know if someone has experimented with a back-up system images
i.e. an initrd based system, so the root fs is always in the initrd and an
upgrade is a matter of swapping out kernel and/or initrd image?
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I have acquired a dual 10/100 intel nic for my
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(yay!). I have a question: What would characterise the ideal =
distribution for router + mini file server sort of work? Personally I =
use gentoo and I like it because I can take advantage of constantly =
updating s/w packages by compiling from source. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>However for a router, I think one would want a =
stable, secure/hardened distribution that handles patches well and any =
changes to kernel and/or packages can be rolled back in case an upgrade =
goes wrong.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Any advice/suggestion is most
appreciated!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks a lot!!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-Sumeet</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>ps I don't know if someone has experimented with a
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back-up system images i.e. an initrd based system, so the root fs is =
always in the initrd and an upgrade is a matter of swapping out kernel =
and/or initrd image?</FONT></P>
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