[MLB-WIRELESS] Melbwireless Linux distro

[Will Lanigan]

its a great idea and i would be all for using it...
but sadly i dont have the time or the skills :(
i look foward to seeing some of you guys with the skill develop a great
distribution
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Hecker" <jason at air.net.au>
To: <melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:44 AM
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Melbwireless Linux distro


> Is anyone interested in working towards making a Linux distribution for
> Melbwireless?  I am thinking of something that will probably work off a
> CD-ROM ISO and config changes go to a floppy or the whole lot works off a
> HD after copying from an ISO.  A web based interface like Smoothwall has
> got would be good.
>
> I am thinking that it would be easy for people to develop for it if it
were
> based on RH7.x distributions, seeing as it's most common.
>
> I know it's like reinventing the wheel (seeing as Smoothwall and LRP
> exist), but I think a simple distribution geared towards wireless that
> people can get running on an old Pentium without too much fuss would be
> ideal.  This would allow for tailoring of the package for wireless use so
> could include Zebra (RIP & OSPF), IPSec, CIPE (like IPSEC but simpler),
> PCMCIA support, wireless package support, firewalling, NAT , NoCAT auth
> etc.  If it allowed simple modularity and configurability it'd give us a
> greater scope for experimentation with protocols and whatnot.
>
> What say you all?
>
>
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