[IPCop-user] Applying patches the correct way?

[Wayland S. <wa...@so...>]

Hello,

When building IP-Cop boxes we have to apply a whole load of patches which is
time consuming. Some patches require a Reboot and others do not. Is it
acceptable to apply ALL patches and then do a reboot, or do you have to
reboot after each patch which requires it?

Also you have to get online before you can update the patch list. This means
you have to find some way of connecting IP-Cop when your line is occupied
with your own IP-Cop. The same problem exists if you are building an ISDN
IP-Cop when you don't have ISDN. One way is to fit a red NIC and connect
that to your existing IP-Cop green in order to get the patch list. Then when
the updates are installed, switch to your chosesn RED interface. Is there a
way the patch list could be read from floppy disk?

Better still would be an ISO with all the current patches.

Thanks,
Wayland.