From: "C.J. Adams-Collier" <cjac(a)colliertech.org> Date: June 1, 2012 11:57:13 AM PDT To: 44Net(a)cows.net Subject: Re: [44Net] AMPRnet node/gateway in a box Give me your fedex account number and I'll have them shipped COD. Would you like me to put squeeze on a 512M flash and send along a 150G spinny disk for larger data? It's a 1U chassis: http://wp.colliertech.org/cj/?p=1165 There are about 20 left. Get them while they're hot. There's one serial console (RJ-45) exposed on the front panel. There's a header on the mobo that I could stick a secondary serial jack (DB9) onto and run it to the back panel. I'm on freenode as 'cj' and efnet as 'cjac'. I'll be working on getting these deployed to you next week. 73, KF7BMP On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Eric Fort <eric.fort(a)gmail.com> wrote: I've been thinking that a single box with: 3 (or more) ethernet ports 1 serial port (emergency console) a couple USB ports (for USB hub, USB serial ports, USB disk, Etc.) 1-2 SD Card slot(s) that could be easily configured by menu or web interface and acted as a plug and play node/gateway for those wanting to join and contribute to AMPRNET would be a good thing. Hardware wise USB serial adapters could run legacy hardware such as TNC's, modems, and even do such functions as rotor control and radio tuning for sat links, etc. Ethernet would connect the box to the local subnet(s) and the internet. Ideally one could plug a TCP/IP host or network in one port ( the local net... generally a PC or Mac but it really wouldnt matter), The Internet on the second port, and the local AMPRNET RF WiLAN on the 3rd port. AX.25/ROSE/NetRom/etc connectivity could be handled over USB serial to a KISS TNC. Now, if such a box appeared for sale at the local amateur radio candy store or elsewhere what does it need on board as far as software and protocol support? What does it need to do and what additional optional tasks would be desirable for it to do? what should it NOT do? I can think of the following: Routing: IPv4/IPv6 native RIPv2 OSPF (IS-IS) legacy AX.25 support Tunneling: GRE IPIP (ssh - the binaries will likely be there anyway for other uses) (netcat - not the usual choice but handy at times) Services: (should these run on this box or a seperate box connected to the LAN) HTTPS - needed for config ssh/scp - needed for config DHCP/BOOTP - for configuring other clients SMTP, FTP, DNS, IRC/converse,BBS, SIP, etc servers - should these run on said box or be on another box on the LAN? What services should run where? Anything else such a box should do to provide easy AMPRNET connectivity and participation? Please contribute your ideas, I'm thinking of doing this as a project. Eric AF6EP