[ILUG] router possibly running linux/*nix

[Brian Foster]

  | Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 00:44:48 +0100
  | From: Gavin McCullagh <ilug_gmc at fiachra.ucd.ie>
  |[ ... ]
  | 1. There is a "System Log" page, the content of which looks rather like
  |    /var/log/syslog on a linux machine with pppd running.
  | 
  | 2. When the machine is replugged the time goes back to 01/01/1970 00:00.
  | 
  | Both of these suggest to me that it's running some description of unix or
  | linux.  [ ... ]

 every non-*ix-based embedded O/S I've used uses The
 *ix Epoch, so point 2 means fsck all.

 many of those O/Ses also have a syslog(-ish) scheme
 of varying complexity/similarity to the *ix schemes.
 so the existence of one (point 1) also means fsck all.
 however the _contents_ of the message(s) may provide
 reason for further _investigation_, but I cannot see
 the log(s?) providing convincing proof — just some
 collaborating evidence.

 as an aside, one reason the embedded O/Ses I've used
 use *ix Epoch and a syslog(-ish)-like facility is
 because the host development system _is_ *ix — hence
 using various *ix-ish conventions are less hassle to
 deal with.   indeed, you'll find a surprising amount
 of POSIX.1(-ish)-like stuff in modern embedded O/Ses.

cheers!
	-blf-
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