DIY Gateway
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The document discusses building a DIY router using the open-source Vyatta distribution for several reasons including cost, performance, and fun. It recommends using a low power mini-ITX motherboard to save energy and lists the power usage of some example routers. The author's DIY router uses a specific MSI mini-ITX motherboard with network and storage components. Vyatta is chosen as the open-source distribution because it is Debian-based and open-source, providing a standardized management console. Setup instructions for Vyatta are provided.
DIY Gateway
- 1. Gateway DIY by using Vyatta
- 3. Hardware Old PC is fine ●better to use low power mini-ITX to save energy. ●
- 4. Power Usage Linksys WRT54GL 6W ●Ausu WL500gP V2 12.5W ●mini-ITX VIA C7 1.5GHz 19W (1GHz ~12-16W) ●
- 5. My DIY Router Spec MSI mini-ITX VIA C7 2GHz - Dual 1Gbit Network port on board ●2GB DDR2 RAM ●4GB CF Card ●1 HD44780 LCD, 1 LCD2USB board ●
- 8. Why Vyatta? Just Because It is Debian Base and Open-source. ●Lazy ●
- 9. Vyatta an open-source router/firewall/VPN product ●a standardized management console similar to Juniper JUNOS or CISCO IOS ●
- 11. Q&A