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> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 09:14:55AM -0400, [hidden email] wrote: >> I really want to get away from extra "specialized" devices. I have a >> Netgear VPN firewall/router already and its footprint is about 10~15 >> watts, but I removed it and moved its functionality to the second system >> which runs all the time anyway. > Damn, that's just a cool little device. > Depending on what your second system does, you might be able to replace it > with a pcengines ALIX2C3 board or the like. Put a (large) CF card in that, > and your power usage will be less than 5W (and you won't have moving > parts). > > http://pcengines.ch > > is the manufacturer site, and you can buy them here at netgate.com, for > instance: > > http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=26&products_id=450 > > They have a nice case for it too, and you can also buy a kit with board + > case + cf card + powersupply. > > It's more expensive than a wrt54, but you do get a general purpose machine > with 256MB of ram and as much CF space as you can fit.
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