Saturday, 27 June 2009

(Off Topic) My Shiny Tiny WRAP Firewall Running Voyage Linux

So, I purchased a WRAP (Wireless Router Application Platform) from Yawarra, that can be used as firewalls or wireless routers. The advantage with Yawarra is that they give you a nice chassis to work with.

Other bits I needed:
  • A 1GB CompactFlash card for the Operating System.
  • An all-in-one card reader/writer.
  • A null modem serial cable, for connecting to the WRAP.
  • A USB to RS232 Converter, because most desktop motherboards do not have serial ports these days.
Next step, installing Voyage Linux, which is based on Debian. Very easy to follow the README.

Victory! Below is a screenshot using CuteCom to connect to the router via a serial cable. Notice that I am using /dev/ttyUSB0 because I am using a USB to RS232 Converter.



A picture of the WRAP:



Planned usage:

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