Also interested in your experiences Chris. Last year, installing pfsense 2.0 on an Alix became a hassle so I installed Monowall instead. Prefer pfsense but haven't had the time yet to try again.
Brat. On 21/07/2011 4:32 p.m., Andrew Sands wrote: > Chris, > > How did you get on with utilising an ALIX board for pfsense? > > Or are you still using a mini-ITX setup? > > Andrew > > > On 25/07/08 18:23, Chris Hellyar wrote: >> Urrr, OK, I've got a power hungry mini-ITX setup. >> >> The only one I've currently got is an early VIA board with a laptop >> drive that is doing 210ma on the mains side of the powersupply = 50W >> >> Still, I think the Alix boards are a better solution for >> routers/firewalls than a mini-ITX platform. Cheaper total solution if >> buying new (inc. case etc), smaller, no cooling fan needed, lower power, >> three nic's inbuilt. >> >> I'm going to move my pfsense firewall onto one in a few weeks, and if >> that goes OK my asterisk setup is next, then the world!!!! (Insert >> Demonic laugh here...) >> >> Cheers, Me. >> >> >> >> On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 22:49 +1200, Neil wrote: >>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:30:25PM +1200, Chris Hellyar wrote: >>>> a microdrive in them and run a full linux distro off a 12V wall wart and >>>> only 5 watts rather than the 50-80 that a mini-ITX does. >>> There might be some power-hungry mini-ITX rigs out there but 50-80 watts >>> is a bit harsh. I have a few, each with a single disc drive and they >>> draw between 15 and 25 watts as measured at the wall. >>> >>> - neil >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > -- Regards, Brett Davidson Systems Engineer RHCE, CCNA, MCSE, SCSA, NZCE, TC(Electronics) -- Net24 Limited Phone: 0800 5000 24 | DDI: +64 3 962 9518 | Web: www.net24.co.nz -- // web hosting / email hosting / data backup / VPS This transmission is for the intended addressee only and is confidential information. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
