Building a BeagleBone Firewall: Part 5
At this point we have a pretty nice little linux box, quite acceptable for doing many things. If we add a stateful firewall, it would make an acceptable kiosk machine. …
Building a BeagleBone Firewall: Part 4
One of the main reasons for building this device, it to make sure the software is updated (patched) regularly. I have a multifaceted strategy to do that. Before we …
Building a BeagleBone Firewall: Part 3
We have now finished flashing the eMMC (built in smartcard) on the BeagleBone from Debian to Ubuntu. Next we will make a microSD card also boot Ubuntu. I was asked …
Building a BeagleBone Firewall: Part 2
Since writing part one, this article was brought to my attention, it compares the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel Galileo, and BeagleBone Black. It pretty much shows the computing power of …
Building a BeagleBone Firewall: Shopping List
As prices change, and parts change, this will likely be outdated very quickly. BeagleBone Black, if they are out of the board, look here for other suppliers. Wall Power Adapter …
Building a BeagleBone Firewall: Part 1
First, a firewall and routers are 2 separate entities. Many consumer Wi-Fi devices have both a router, and a firewall built in. The problem with these devices is that they …