I'd like to add one more task to the always on ssh server.  Add NUT
(network ups tools).

I know 512MB is limited for storage, but there are many useful OS
footprints that will fit.  I have been working with the WebDT366 with
512MB Flash and only 256MB RAM.  We are running Debian5 with LXDE,
Opera, Wicd, to name a few apps.

If my broadband modem had Linux drivers, I could use the USB port and
LAN port for router/firewall services.  I just never investigated how
few/many modems are supported in Linux.

Eric








On Mon, 2010-03-29 at 00:42 -0400, Chris Knadle wrote:
> On Sunday 28 March 2010 22:49:00 Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
> ...
> > The device in question can be found at http://www.openplug.org/
> > 
> > So my question is, how much interest is there in such a project/device?
> 
> 1.2 GHz ARM Processor
> 512MB RAM
> 512MB Flash
> 1 USB2.0 port
> 1 Gigabit port
> 
> Things this hardware is generally not optimized for:
>    Web server
>    Backup server
>    Databases
>    Email server
>    Firewall
> 
> Things I could see a box like this doing:
>    Embedded web server applications
>    DHCP server
>    Webcam image capture/forwarding
>    Print server
>    Temperature or other sensor monitoring/forwarding
>    * An "always on" SSH point, from which you can wake up other
>      machines via Wake-On-Lan
> 
> 
> I see this as a special-purpose machine, similar to the Linksys NSLU2 boxes 
> except with more RAM and Flash, and a faster processor.
> 
>   -- Chris
> 
> --
> 
> Chris Knadle
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