Heiko,
Thanks for the reply.
Just for a background, I have used and promoted devil-linux in past and
helped like minded friends to create home made router with this OS.
These self built boxes were running on early celeron CPUs and 256MB ram
booting out of CD during the year 2003-04.
Twelve such routers were made and were in use for about an year or so,
till I last checked with them about a decade back.
Recently, I needed to make a Access Point with IPSec tunnel. So my first
natural choice was to download the latest devil-linux and try it.
A. IP is not a very convenient tool. In every Centos 7 the net-tools is
added by almost every administrator by default to retain the "ifconfig"
and "route". You may choose to add it if you wish. I am sure someone
else will also complaint and very soon.
B. I had to struggle quite a bit to setup the site to site ipsec tunnel
(webmin module though present is not compatible for strongswan). Even
after setting it up, I could not use it, due the simple reason that the
appropriate firewall rules were not available anyhwere. I tried a few
iptables rules as per google's various advice but without any success.
I spent last two weeks in trying to create the setup with IPsec (and
maybe would have lived without the hostap) but finally I had to ditch
the devil-linux and move to ipcop as the default firewall rules work
without a fuss on IPcop for the IPSec VPN too. Not to mention, the
option for an add-on for hostap and wpa_supplicant exists (which I am
still trying, probably my wireless card purchased in 2004 is not working
anymore, need to check that and fix or replace it first).
By the way, I did spend quality time over two days (past weekend) to
read and figure out Shorewall. But honestly speaking Shorewall is an
overkill.
It is too cumbersome to even create the initial config to start it up.
Without a GUI, the firewall tools simply do not cut an ice with me anymore.
So as of now, I am on IPcop.
with Regards,
Ashwin
On 1/28/17 7:32 PM, Heiko Zuerker wrote:
>
> Ashwin,
>
> ipconfig has been replaced by the ip command.
>
> I didn't realize hostapd is disabled right now in the build system. I
> don't think DL is the right OS for being a wireless router, there are
> better ones with much more functionality. I'm leaning towards leaving
> it disabled. How big of a deal is that for you?
>
> The ipsec tools are horribly outdated. Strongswan is intended to be
> its replacement.
>
> Heiko
>
> Quoting Ashwin <ash...@gm... <mailto:ash...@gm...>>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> A. The command "ifconfig" is missing.
>> B. The commands for wireless interface management are not there.
>> C. The "ipsec" and "hostapd" is missing.
>>
>> Are these removed forever?
>>
>> with Regards,
>> Ashwin
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> Heiko Zuerker
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