Linux Router on CD-ROM


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Progress Status

June 2002
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- Understanding of Linux structure and core
- Creation of Linux file system
- Custom compiling of Linux Kernel
- Base installation of required packages (SysV, fileutils)
- iptables for firewalling and ip masq

July 2002
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- (25July) First bootable CD
- Getting RIP, OSPF, BGP installed
- Starting with RIP and test load of router
- Dropped RIP and change over to OSPF
- OSPF running with route propagating
- (29July) Bootable CD with RIP, OSPF, BGP


August 2002
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- (2Aug) Rebuild kernel with iptables inbuilt
- DHCP daemon installed to issue ip addresses
- (7Aug) Rebuild kernel with config_socket & config_packet for dhcpd
- DNS installed and acting as domain controller
- (14Aug) Rebuild kernel with non-modular vfat
- (19Aug) Squid installed for content filtering
- Bootup scripts for startup process
- Understanding of SNMP and MIB for implementation

September 2002
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- NTOP installed for network monitoring
- NTOP daemon started to capture network packets
- (16Sep) Trying IPSec over 2 core nodes
- (24Sept) IPSec successfully configured and running over 2 nodes
- OSPF propegration over IPSec successful
- (26Sept) SMB integration
- (27Sept) Preparation for Qmail installation

October 2002
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- (8 OCt) Kernel upgrade to 2.4.19