Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:05:01 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Jeff Hamann <jeff.hamann@forestinformatics.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network appliance question Message-ID: <6201873e0907152205j4e81b032k1896690e1516c167@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <A37E067F-7403-4573-8C8E-4E7A6B177294@forestinformatics.com> References: <A37E067F-7403-4573-8C8E-4E7A6B177294@forestinformatics.com>
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Jeff Hamann < jeff.hamann@forestinformatics.com> wrote: > I would like to take a ton of apps I've compiled from source, plus gobs of > my own source, build a "distro" of that super solid freebsd I love, and > hermetically seal it up in a box that can be plugged into a network hub, so > that users don't have to use anything but a web browser, sftp, or ssh to > access the contents. My questions are as follows: > > 1) Is this possible? > > 2) If so, is there a network appliance "starter kit" I can play with first > to prove the concept, and > > 3) If so, where? I haven't been too successful searching for "network > appliance building for dummies" > > Thanks, > Jeff. > > Jeff Hamann, PhD > PO Box 1421 > Corvallis, Oregon 97339-1421 > 541-754-2457 > jeff.hamann[at]forestinformatics[dot]com > http://www.forestinformatics.com > > There may be a far better method, but perhaps using /usr/ports/sysutils/freesbie to build an ISO then using it to image a drive would work for you. Or there is this sort of approach too, obviously need to be adapted/slimmed to your embedded enviro as well. There is an old FreeBSD embedded cookbook to, I'd guess much of it still applies. http://www.gsoft.com.au/~doconnor/FreeBSD-release-2.html -- Adam Vande More
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