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[ISN] Turning the SEGA Dreamcast into a Linux firewall/router

From: InfoSec News (isnc4i.org)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 02:37:35 CDT


http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2269911435.html

[Slow news day, be thankful :) - WK]

by Christian Berger (Jun. 9, 2003)

Introduction

This highly detailed 101-page how-to article provides the necessary
background and procedures to turn a SEGA Dreamcast gaming console into
a Linux-based software router with firewalling and virtual private
networking capabilities. The article explains how to create the
necessary toolchain for compiling both programs and the Linux kernel,
and shows how, starting from scratch, you can build a Linux operating
system that runs entirely in memory.

Why bother?

Today, the total costs of ownership (TCO) of a personal computer are
so low, that you might wonder: "Why bother to build a software router
based on a gaming console?"

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