Wed, 07 Apr 2010

git + tcpdump + libpcap updates. Moving forward on isc-dhcp family...

I've been keeping busy with random updates to ports. I've updated tcpdump and libpcap to their latest versions (after fixing some bugs with the initial release). I've cleaned up the git port so that it is not as dumb when choosing the extra documentation. It now uses the pre-built documentation instead of building it's own. I also went ahead and made it so the signatures are not downloaded in the normal case.

I'm working on updating the ISC DHCP family of ports to the latest release and eventually removing the unsupported ones. The ports are big with a lot of patches and extra functionality added. I've chosen to just get a stock port working and I'll figure out what to forward port after it's all working. So far I have a working server port but it needs more polish before I move on to the other parts. Expect more from me on this in the coming week.

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Fri, 14 Aug 2009

Soekris net4501 Acquisition

Thanks Jordan!

I've been quiet because I bought a house. Things have been hectic, to say the least, with that and are only going to get more hectic as we prepare to move in and finally move in. I'm hoping that by the end of September I'll be settled in and can get back to doing more than just updating ports.

The picture above will be one of my first projects. It's a net4501 donated to me by Jordan. He said he was having network performance issues with it and I said I would take it off his hands to replace my dying Linksys. Along with that piece of hardware to work on I've had another donation (which is currently in Northern Virginia pending my arrival to pick it up and bring it home) which will make a fine addition to my house. I'll give details once I have them in picture form. It supposedly doesn't work with -CURRENT so my first task with that will be to figure out why and fix it.

Things will likely continue to be quiet around here until my life settles back to normal.

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