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.
