Introductions:
Building an e-Center is almost the same standard as what the industry Data Center has and it could be a lot more difficult to concived in reality of applying the same cost. The overall requirement is to give the rural community a likewise technology of communications and developing so ,should not miss any system of technological services thus there are needs of hi-grade equipments: server, switch,router and a lot of stuffs to mentions. Another is the techno-people who would have an initiatives in building the complete infrastracture with some profits will turn into gratis . Despite the fact that the same technology,standard and efficiency are involved ,it is obvious that budget or financial resources are minimal or lesser on the implementations of an e-Center.So how could a developer of whomever would have a complimentaty commitment evitate such compromise?
In this blog titled "e-Server" , the EtherTech team overcome those problems and laid out a simple solutions: innovate design for compactness ,a two fold robustness for a system, offer skills & expertise for a minimal cost ,give innovations and design for free and donate a techno way of learning -it is almost a charity.
Specific Objectives:
To build a router
To build a bandwidth manager
To build a managed switch
To build a Firewall
To build a VoIP server
General Objectives:
To build all applications services just in a single box.
To build a Hi-grade server with a total cost of 6K pesos only !
Methodology:
Use an old or surplus HP Mini PC that will boot in a compact flash drive using CF to IDE adapter.
On a software sides: a Linux combinded distro's and compilers runnix,MonoWall,AstLinux,Freeswitch and pfSense.
Here are some challenges in achieving the uncost technology-The battle neck of this design.
Comparisson & Analysis
I)pfSense (FreeSwitch+ Firewall + Router)
II)IPCop(Asterisk + Router+Firewall)
III)Monowall(Generic FreePBX+ Firewall + Router)
IV)Astlinux + IP Tables + Firewall
Requirements:
Hardware(Specifications)
486 Mhz up to the latest CPU board
IDE slot
CF to IDE adapter
Compact Flash memmory card (=>6GB)
Software (Downloads)
psfense
M0n0wall
FreeSwitch
AstLinux
HOWTOS'
Assembly
Downloads
Installations
Configurations
Testing
Deployment
Evaluations
Mass productions
Detailed Tutorials:
Detail(1): Compact Flash to IDE adapter(supports UDMA)
Detail(2): Compact Flash to IDE adapter(PS connector)
Detail: Typical pfSense Boot Time
Detail: pfSense Main Menu
Detail: pfSense intitial installer menu
Detail: pfSense format menu
Detail: pfSesnse installer geometry select
Detail: pfSense installation -executing commands
Detail: Installer reboot menu
Detail: pf Sense Rebooting
