Re: [Legba2013] bad news on placement

[Peter S. <pe...@st...>]

tim panton wrote:
> On which note, do we have plans on what the software config will look like?
> Have we a core network switch chosen and configured?
> 
> What's our decision on how we plan to provision users (inc ATT users?)
> 
> There was talk of a test VPN springing up soonish.

I thought about L2+L3 network things a few months ago and am still
hoping to hear more about what hardware is easily available.

So far Mark mentioned 4x Routerboard. I have a Carambola2 (AR9331
2.4GHz bgn) 0.5W system with 2 100Mbps ports which I'll prepare for
battery operation; it could be access point and router between camp
and the operations network. Neither Routerboard nor Carambola2 can
really run any services however. We need at least one other battery
operated system for that. I have one or two picoPSU which accept
regulated 12V input and provide 90W ATX power, good for mini-ITX
boards if they don't already have 12V input.

The question I still have is what to run where how. A VPN is easy to
create any time but I think it makes most sense once we have a bit
more network overview/plan..

For central services it comes back to what hardware we can build
with.


> I'd be happy if we served fewer users and did it better

+1 though not in the sense that we refuse anyone who would like to play.


//Peter