-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 marvin horst schrieb:
> My one box needs 4 network ports because I'm routing between 3 local > subnets and the internet. The other boxes would need 3 network ports. I'm > also running openvpn across the internet between leaf servers. I was > thinking of upgrading to gigabit ethernet but I'm not sure how much > 'horsepower' is required. Hello Marvin, if you want compact devices with low power consumption you can look at PC Engines ALIX or Soekris boards. (These two series are the only ones _I_ know. There might be others.) PC Engines ALIX boards are cheaper than Soekris boards, at least here in Germany. I think both have 10/100 ethernet only. ALIX boards are available with up to 3 ethernet ports. Maybe you can add a 4th port using Mini-PCI. For Soekris there is an extension card available that adds 4 more ports. Some time ago I replaced an old system with a WRAP board (predecessor of ALIX) in the matching case with a 233 MHz Geode CPU, 128 MB RAM and a Compact Flash card as boot drive. It runs as a DSL internet router, OpenSWAN VPN router, firewall and DNS proxy/DHCP server for one small internal network. This small device does not produce any noticeable heat. In contrast to this my 8-port gigabit ethernet switch gets fairly warm. ALIX boards are available with 500 MHz CPU and 256 MB RAM. Bodo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIMownnMz9fgzDSqcRArxEAJ9jgnE/hkSI97B2gVdx1HhOQFO04gCgmiPh hpg6dLlE6rqiT0gYKYTPL20= =iThk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
