Disable SSH

[sploit]

How would I disable the SSH feature of the STAROS Server
I dont want any access from outside to this router.
I may be blind but I can't find any option to disable it.
As for any other outside access features I want them dead.
I am paranoid :)
Also, I think after grinding away at STAROS, I will be convincing my partner to move towards WISP.

Things look good for this software :)

Lonnie, if you reply to this, Can you tell me about how much a typical CPE costs? What equipment is suggested for the creation of a CPE? - Like do i just go buy 300 MHZ machines? What's the most cost effective but good sollution?

[tony]

We have not included an option for disabling SSH as it is an integral part of the system, however you can limit, or block access to it all together via the firewall feature. (TCP port 22, use the 'ldeny' command)

[lonnie]

The CPE depends on your power source and how small you want the unit to be. We routinely use Shuttle motherboards with Duron 950 and 128 MB ram and ATX case. We do units with three radios for less than $500.

It gets more expensive if you want to go up a tower (so small is required) or up a mountain and you only have Solar Power up the mountain. This form factor and power needs then dictate that you spend about $400 for only 2 radios. Still pretty good.

We are still not doing hardware but we do tell you guys what to put on your shopping list.

[georgew]

What kind of experienced have you had with solar powered stations? I suppose you have to oversize your power plant to handle dark days...
I suppose you could augment with wind power... or use wind entirely, most hilltops have plenty of wind.... especially on dark days... 400 watt wind generators are affordable.


George

[lonnie]

We have found out how to make the wind stop - put up a wind generator. They are cheap but we have yet to find them doing anything.

We use Seimens 85W panels and MorningStar charge controllers with built in DVM. The batteries are 6V Golf Cart batteries, about 210 AHr and deep cycle. That is important since you seriously hurt non deep cycle batteries when they get majorly discharged.

Two TT CPE units, Lucent card, and RFLinx 500 mW amp on each link will require 2 panels and two batteries in series. You do not need any further power conversion since the electronics run from 12 to 15 volts. The current draw will be about 800 mA full time and the two panels can put in 10A at peak sun. Since you consume 19A per day, you require 2 full hours per day to keep the system stable. Miss one day and you require 4 hours the next day. This where a large battery bank is your friend. You need to buffer about 10 days of draw, with little or no charge. Depending on your situation, you might want to add batteries and or panels.

We have sites that have been up for over 2 years on nothing but Solar.

[georgew]

I've used batteries to run things before, just not panels or windmills for that matter... Our current machine room uses 3 rows of shelves with 16 135ah AGM batteries on each shelf unit... good for about 10 hours and backed up with a diesel generator and a gasoline generator as a spare... I used golf cart batteries years ago, but the AGM batteries perform a bit better... and the extra cost comes back in long life, and batteries that are not a constant chemical hazard. The AGM's are legal for most uses that golf cart batteries are not safe for. And they aren't cheap crap like gell cells.

Do you have a problem with your batteries freezing? Not a problem for me since I would be lucky to see a snowflake once every three years here. I've got more of a problems with hot radios here... but that is another thread.

George