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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: gentoo-user <Gentoo-user@l.g.o>, Gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Gentoo as Firewall on HP ProLiant DL360 G5
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:27:10
Message-Id: CAA2qdGU6GLYBAe2-kK-iXH4xASCDNrcOwxNo6-pjfumU4D5OkQ@mail.gmail.com
1 Hello list!
2
3 I want to install Gentoo as headless firewalls on a pair of HP ProLiant
4 DL360 G5 servers we happen to have lying around.
5
6 Are there special issues I need to be aware of before embarking on this
7 endeavor?
8
9 Specifically, are there special steps to take w.r.t.:
10 * The RAID controller (AFAIK will result in 'strange' device names such as
11 /dev/cciss/c0d0, or somesuch)
12 * NIC controller chips
13 * SNMP stuff, e.g., Insight Management Agent
14 * Other stuff
15
16 Pointers are very welcome!
17
18 Rgds,
19 --

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo as Firewall on HP ProLiant DL360 G5 Edward M <edwardm.gentoo.java@××××.com>