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Routerlinux 1.0 is released

Feb 24, 2003 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 3 views

Tony White has launched Routerlinux version 1.0, a new uClibc/BusyBox based GNU/Linux distribution that is designed to run from a DiskOnChip (or other solid-state storage device), and is intended to turn “industry-standard and affordable” embedded x86 hardware into full featured routers using 100% open source software.

From the routerlinux website . . .

What can Router Linux do?

  • IPSec tunnels (manual or automatically keyed) to a variety of platforms.
  • GRE tunnels
  • Full Linux 2.4 netfilter support. This includes IP Forwarding, Masquerading (NAT), Firewalling, etc.
  • Run an SNMP server for the purpose of remote traffic monitoring.
  • Make a PPP dialup connection via a modem.
  • Accept incoming phone calls and either serve a PPP link or a terminal login.
  • Make a PPPoE connection (required by many DSL providers).
  • Serve PPTP (VPN) connections.
  • Speak RIP, OSPF, and/or BGP routing protocols via the zebra package.
  • Allow for remote administration through SSH
  • Serve out IP addresses with DHCP
  • Use DHCP to get an address.
  • Answer IDENT requests (albeit fraudulently).
  • Run a caching DNS nameserver.
  • Allow you to set up tasks to run on regular intervals (crond).
  • Use a DB9 serial port to connect to another device with a terminal (microcom).
  • Scan a network or host with nmap
  • and more

 
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