In this article I show you how to add a progress bar to the dd command when reading from or writing to a compact flash card. The simple technique described here could also be applied to other types of devices such as hard drives and USB flash drives. …Continue reading » How to Add a Progress Bar to dd

Alright, here are some pictures of my new Soekris net4801. …Continue reading » Soekris net4801 pictures

Oh yeah, baby! I just got a Soekris net4801 and I’m going to turn it into a multi-WAN router. I’m currently installing and configuring Voyage Linux on it. I’ll post some photos and details soon.

After much investigation, it looks like building my own firmware for the LinkSys RV082 will take too long. I will pursue it at a later date but for now I will build my own.
The requirements are:
- Low cost
- Small form factor
- Quiet
- Low heat
- A minimum of three ethernet ports
- Serial port console access
- Powerful enough to be able to route and filter at least 10 Mbps of traffic.
- Linux, FreeBSD and/or OpenBSD compatible
- Loading operating system from Compact Flash
Nice to haves:
- PXE boot
- USB port
- IDE port
So far, the contenders are: …Continue reading » Multi-WAN Router / Firewall: Soekris VS WRAP
