There is one minor problem with the Falcons, I ran into it yesterday ... they have a need fro low profile network cards if you wish to put in a faster NIC. Anyone know of a low profile 1000mbps NIC?
Shane -----Original Message----- From: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 13 November 2003 3:09 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Interesting use for embedded Linux Whats _really_ nice in terms of PXE capable hardware when installing thin client networks, is the Falcon CR51. Its a VIA mini-itx PC, about the size of both phone books together. Weighs very little and the newer versions are pretty quiet. Open it up, put in some ram, write down the MAC address printed on the onboard network card. Plug into network. Power on. We've started replacing failing old PCs (that are already terminals) with these things at a couple of client offices, and it means we're charging out 30mins per machine MAX! It took 2 hours to do 10 machines, including getting rid of the old ones. It would have been quicker if I had written the MAC addys down properly :D With the newest LTSP kernel supporting PXE booting, its pretty to setup as well. All I have to do now is get local app support working, its a waste having so many 1Ghz/128Mb machines doing virtually nothing... theres a lot of spare CPU cycles in there. Sure there are cheaper options if you're doing something at home or for a community project, something where you're not worried about the time involved. But if you're outfitting a business network, you'll save hours of work with these babies. Plus they look cool :P On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 09:19, CF wrote: > On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 08:40, Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote: > > I implemented LTSP for the cost of some time and a floppy disk. > > (Is it worth getting etherboot ROM's burnt?) > > Maybe - but I've got PXE working just dandy from the linux dhcp/tftp > server. > > And PXE capable NICs are ~$25 each > ($145 for 10x and the boot roms are $10 each) -- Sascha Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.538 / Virus Database: 333 - Release Date: 10/11/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.538 / Virus Database: 333 - Release Date: 10/11/2003
