On 21 July 2011 16:41, Brett Davidson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > I piked out on the whole exercise and bought a wireless enabled router* for $59 from an honourable oriental gentleman who conducts his business at the north end of Papanui Road on the east side thereof. It works well and seemed to be a sensible and economic way to go. To the best of my knowledge, Isolde, my laptop, has not been penetrated.
* http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/prodetail.aspx?mid=010303010301&id=576 As far as my inexperienced personage is concerned, even though it is a discontinued product; it just works. -- Sincerely, Christopher Sawtell
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