Brian McKerr wrote: > I am thinking of getting one (or two) of these for my new firewall, > just curious if nayone has any opinions on its suitability in such a > role. Spec as follows; > > 64bit 360mhz CPU (IIi) > 128mb RAM > 1 x 18gb 10krpm > 2 x integrated NIC > 1x PCI (which I intend to put a dual port compaq/intel NIC in) > > Basically, I have a low traffic mail and web server behind this > firewall it also is my OpenVPN server for one VPN. I have around 90 pf > rules. > > I may even chuck a squid cache on it given its got heaps of free disk. > > Lastly, does anyone know if these have a 40 pin IDE connector for the > optional CDROM and if so do you reckon it would be able to boot from a > compact flash ?
This should work out fine for you. I've got a couple sun boxen and they work best with openbsd. They are solid, quiet, low power consumption and just plain neat. Brandon
