On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:59:12AM +0100, Jan Stary wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I decided to replace my home router. Currently I use Compaq Deskpro
> 2000 with OpenBSD 4.0. It's a P100/32MB with a 1G disk, which is all I
> need for my home pf+NAT, DNS, DHCP and SMTP. However, the machine
> itself is noisy and bigger than it should be.
>
> What I am looking for is a really miniature machine. I need to be able
> to install (some sort of) OpenBSD on it (say, via pxeboot), and run
> just the above-mentioned for my very small home network. It should be
> really small, silent, and low-power.
>
> Would somebody with real experience with OBSD on these mini
> machines give me some hints? Which one do _you_ use?
Asking around may well get you some free replacements. Pick the most
silent, and/or reduce heat output (e.g., reduce clock speed) and use
only passive cooling.
A soekris or wrap is cool, but rather expensive. The above procedure
worked for me.
Joachim
