> i haven't used a soekris for quite some time. (too slow!) iirc, I would like to know if you are aware of any faster alternative to the Soekris.
For me, the Soekris have the following characteristics: - multiple network interfaces (up to four, plus one PCI slot), - small, - low power, - fanless. But the processor (AMD Geode LX up to 500 MHz) and the network interfaces (100 Mb/s) are slow. I have few FabiaTech FX5624 running Plan 9 at work. The processor (AMD Celeron-M 600MHz) is fairly faster and there is two 1 Gb/s network interfaces (plus four 100 Mb/s). SuperMicro Atom motherboards like X7SLA, X7SPA and X7SPE are really nice. They are faster, but they have only two network interfaces and the cases are usually larger. The need of a small fan is not problematic compared to the gain in processor speed. -- David du Colombier
