Hi Michael, Regarding:
Lanner FW-7541D Dual Core Atom Appliance http://doc.astlinux.org/userdoc:board_lanner_fw-7541d This newly released appliance uses the same Intel Atom D525 CPU as the other Jetway boards use, the primary difference is there is no fan required due to the 'heat sink' case, 6x Intel NIC's, but no standard PCI or PCIe expansion slots as the mini-ITX boards provide. The FW-7541D's mini-PCIe slot does not support mSATA SSD's as the Jetway NF9HQL-525 does, but it does supply all the cables necessary for a 2.5" SATA SSD (see photo in link). I personally purchased the Lanner FW-7541D directly from Lanner USA for $355 + shipping, the only additionally costs are one stick of DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM and a CF card. The box is 'beautiful', the feel, the quality, all aluminum case but feels surprisingly heavy. The 6x NIC's are all Intel NIC's using the e1000e Linux driver. I did my standard iperf test, the FW-7541D will route at Gb line speed (921 Mbps) at 77% idle (via top) The same Gb line speed as with the Jetway NF9HQL-525 but with 10% less CPU usage, crediting the Intel NIC's. The AstLinux extra features including hardware watchdog, hwmon sensors, on/off button and startup/shutdown sounds via the internal speaker are all supported with our kernel. The FW-7541D draws the same total power as the NF9HQL-525, 15 Watts. (net5501 is 9 Watts) Summary: The Lanner FW-7541D appears to be an excellent box for a VoIP-only AstLinux acting as the router, with plenty of server grade Intel NIC's. The fanless operation keeps the dust out, no fan to fail, and silent. Extremely well made. By contrast the Jetway NF9HQL-525 provides a PCIe expansion slot, mSATA SSD support, more generic mini-ITX design, for a somewhat lower total system price. The biggest problem at this point is purchasing the Lanner FW-7541D. Excellent service, but no secure web checkout, Irma called me and I had to give her my CC info over the phone, not ideal. All other correspondence is via email. Purchasing is currently more complicated than it should be. Possibly logicsupply.com or mitxpc.com (mitxpc is located a few blocks from Lanner USA) will carry this product in the future. For purchasing info start here: http://www.lannerinc.com/Contact_Form . Clearly there is no one best AstLinux hardware solution, but in my limited testing, both the Lanner FW-7541D and Jetway NF9HQL-525 seem like a great fit for AstLinux. Lonnie On Nov 6, 2012, at 1:05 AM, Michael Knill wrote: > Hi there > > This box has appeared on the platform list and I am quite interested in first > impressions. > There are a few other boxes in the range which are also quite interesting. > > Regards > Michael Knill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Central: Instant, anywhere, Remote PC access and management. Stay in control, update software, and manage PCs from one command center Diagnose problems and improve visibility into emerging IT issues Automate, monitor and manage. Do more in less time with Central http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein12331_d2d _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [email protected].
