Coyote Linux Linux Internet Security Software

24Mar/090

OpenEmbedded chosen for Coyote builds

I have chosen to use BitBake / OpenEmbedded as the base buildroot for Coyote Linux v4.0. Previous versions of Coyote Linux used either a custom chroot environment or required a particular distribution to be used as the development platform. With the use of BitBake/OE, it should be possible to build Coyote Linux to target multiple different architectures and machine configurations using nearly any Linux distribution as the development machine OS.

I will release a custom OE build tree shortly so that others can start working with or developing for Coyote Linux. If you happen to already be familiar with either OE or BitBake and would like to be involved in the development of Coyote 4, please send me an email at jjackson [at] vortech [dot] net. I am specifically looking for someone that would like to help with the BitBake tasks and packages for Mono and/or PHP.

14Mar/090

Embedded Firewall Prototyping System

The following are some images of a system which was assembled to facilitate the prototyping of embedded firewall appliances for Coyote Linux. The embedded systems used are made by Soekris Engineering.

The system consists of a Core2 Duo based computer running CentOS 5.3 and 3 external Soekris appliances (net4501, net4801, and net5501). The internal system power supply is used to provide 12v DC power to the external appliances via a relay board and a series of external power switches.  The networking for the system contains 3 discreet LANs which are connected to 5 port hubs mounted in the 5.25" bays in the main system.

The consoles of each of the external appliances are connected to the main system via USB to RS232 conversion cables.

11Mar/090

Coyote Linux is on FaceBook

If you are a FaceBook user, you can show your support for Coyote Linux by visiting our FB profile and becoming a fan. To visit our FB profile, click here. I will post additional information and send fan updates about Coyote as the distribution continues to develop.