Hi... The alix/pfsense combo is going fine.
Also got a Wifi card from nicegear and use it as our access point as well, works really well, no complaints, no hassles. The only minor glitch was getting the image onto the CF card. That gave me some pain with a cheap (dealextreme $5) card reader I was using. Switched to the Sandisk one off my laptop and it worked first time. The only disappointment in the plan was I wanted to use a PPPoE modem instead of a ADSL router but it wasn't to be. Long story there but essentially the supplier and importer (Hadley again, can't remember who the importer was) were really helpful but the local exchange is using some old/weird gear that the Draytek modem couldn't sync to properly. The alix has been up for about 6 months non-stop now as it's on the PV solar setup and runs directly from 12Vdc, off-grid. (But unfortunately my router doesn't / wont, that's why I wanted the Draytek modem to work.) What else can I tell ya? It just works... Cheers, Me. On 21/07/11 16:32, 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
