The Wandering Star/Feedback

Stuff we learned from the first use at eth0

• More diskspace :-)
• Need a more stable vpn tunnel => root cause is unstable gate at hsb. Otherwise the tunnel came nicely backup everytime
  • => WiP: we need to rebuild The Gate anyway: Working on the case for the moment. -- Askarel
  • => use a TAP device instead of a TUN device on the gate
• Need an ipv4 dyndns client => done, wanderingstar.dyndns.info
  • => Might be useless if behind NAT -> yes but even then can se useful for local troubleshooting
• Need notification when the wandering star is up. twitter, irc, etc...
  • => WiP -- Askarel
• Need a fixed alias ip on the interface so local people can better troubleshoot if something is not working
  • => Need to document the MAC address as well for troubleshooting for the local people
• A way to better inform people where they should store their files
  • => WiP -- Askarel
• An ncurses based download manager?
• Some script to easily add SSH keys
  • => WiP -- Askarel
• An atheros-based wifi card
  • => There is a Ralink WiFi card inside, but no pigtail for the antenna. Pigtail is top priority if you want wifi. :-) (which Ralink chip is it?)

Say if you liked it anyway :-)

1. tazo (surprising smooth first run)
2. ptr_: totally awesome - eagerly awaiting the return of the wandering-jedi
3. hans: cool, more easy than i thought

More diskspace :-)

• the disks we got avail ftm at hsb are max 200GB
  • The case allow for 3 disks, but can be extended to 6
  • Mobo still has 1 PCI slot available: we can install a SATA extension board
  • a quick look online:
    • 1TB SATA disk: 65euro. link
    • 2TB SATA disk: 170euro link

we could buy 1 or 2 with HSBXL:to be discussed

• ptr_: my view is we should wait a bit and see how wanderingstar gets used.. do we really need more?
  • hans: yes, lot's.
  • askarel: Asking the question is answering it. :-)
  • i think ppl who want a bigger disk can plug one in -- i'm not too keen on spending money on hw (there's plenty of 250 GB disks around at hsb) -- ptr_

* An ncurses based download manager?

these are the tools you can use ftm

• nmap to explore the local network
• screen + wget (ftp & http)
• elinks (ncurses based browser) allows you to put download jobs in background