On Thu, 2010-12-23 at 15:52 -0500, Andrew Haninger wrote: > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Erich Titl <erich.t...@think.ch> wrote: > > > So why don't you opt for an ALIX based platform? > > > Cost. > > I considered a Soekris box, but then thought again when I did an > (unscientific) energy-savings analysis and concluded that it would take ~2 > years for it to pay off vs using what I have today. Of course, that could > change if electricity gets wildly expensive. ... > I will gladly accept proof that my argument makes no sense, so feel free to > punch holes in it :-) > > Andy Howdy, I just bought a WRT54GL to play with, so I don't think it is a bad platform. But, it is pretty limited in memory. A Soekris box may not be as expensive as you think. I'd watch eBay for a used one. I see used Soekris boxes for 20 to 30 dollars reasonably often. Sometimes, they even come with the cases, but usually not. I have bought used 4521 units and they worked fine. I am sure they can fail, but I have 4521 units that have run for years. I never bought one new. I had to clean the ethernet ports on one. They had put some goo in there to make it waterproof, I think. The 4521, which is a pretty low end Soekris has 4 time the ram of a WRT54GL. A 133 MHz 486 seem a bit better than the 200 MHz MIPS in the WRT, but they are basically in the same class, I would say. I check for used ALIX boxes, too. I just have not seen any good deals yet. I don't know if that means that Soekris sold a lot more or that ALIX boxes are dearer to their purchasers. Good luck and Merry Christmas, Ralph
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