Hp Procurve MSM 760!

[mikeswaid]

I just "hacked" this device and turned it into a untangle box.
It can be done and now has been done and I think im the first to do it. IT functions REALLY well and is SUPER fast as a firewall. I put 4gb of ram into it.

If you open one its basically just a pc inside. I just fitted it with a vid card to install then removed it and closed it up then it booted and is wonderful now.

Before I had a device that didnt boot at all and now I have a upgraded firewall from my old p4 to this guy.
I thought ID share

I know it has a supermicro motherboard and 4gb of ram and a core2duo e6400

[keith_h]

Very interesting repurpose although the hardware is pretty pricey, new at least.

[mikeswaid]

Its got some sort of cache dram too...it boots in just seconds because I think it caches the hdd onto that memory.


I got mine for free! hehe.

[mikeswaid]

I want to get the screen to display some info now. I know it connects via usb and can display 6ish lines of info. This thing is such a sweet firewall because its nice and thin

[mikeswaid]

I know its nics are both gigabit too which is another plus. For home use I think this will take me 7+ years into the future especially If I put say a q6660 in it and it supports it according to the manual. Should meet my bandwidth needs for a long time.


I cant wait until untangle has full IPV6 support!

[dashpuppy]

I know its nics are both gigabit too which is another plus. For home use I think this will take me 7+ years into the future especially If I put say a q6660 in it and it supports it according to the manual. Should meet my bandwidth needs for a long time.


I cant wait until untangle has full IPV6 support!

You wanna post pictures of the inside and what it looks like ?


Dash

[mikeswaid]

Yes was already going to. Im also going to do a video on how I did it because it wasn't easy lol

[dashpuppy]

Yes was already going to. Im also going to do a video on how I did it because it wasn't easy lol

Pictures YAY!

[keith_h]

I want to get the screen to display some info now. I know it connects via usb and can display 6ish lines of info. This thing is such a sweet firewall because its nice and thin

http://lcdproc.org/

Win on scoring it for free. I'm checking out lcdproc for the display on my repurposed WXC. Let us know how you get on with this.

[mikeswaid]

Im going to be posting some pics later today but that lcdproc seems like it should do what I need it to. I have been having a lot of luck with the system as it has not crashed or even stuttered once and performs a LOT better than the old 2.8 ghz p4 system I had before