The AMD Geode LX800 isn't enough for this task? The Alix 2c3 boards
can often be found running pfSense and they can handle a lot...
Besides, it's a small board that takes way less space than 1U, it's
basically a small firewall box, fanless.

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:32 AM, David Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK - I have have found a Mini-ITX mobo with an Atom CPU that can be
> outfitted with 2 NIC's and would seem to be able to run with a very
> low-noise fan inside a 1U rack.  I'll keep researching and send a
> follow-up e-mail once I have the parts list put together.  I may bring
> the whole thing to a future LUG meeting if/when I get it assembled &
> working.
>
> DK
>
> On 3/6/2009, "John Richmond IV" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Let me know what you find David because I have been very interested in
>>Vyatta for over a year now and think I will make the commitment this
>>year to installing it.
>>-
>>John Richmond IV
>>-----------------
>>Randr, Inc.
>>951-369-3427
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>>
>>
>>On Fri, 2009-03-06 at 10:19 -0700, David Kaiser wrote:
>>> I saw the Vyatta router stuff at SCALE, and I decided to do some
>>> research.  I found this well-written blog post comparing Vyatta to Cisco.
>>>
>>> http://mickgregg.blogspot.com/2007/05/is-there-floss-alternative-to-cisco.html
>>>
>>>
>>> I am now on the quest for just the right hardware to run a router on.  I
>>> know Vyatta says you can get 400mb/s if you use PCI-Express ethernet
>>> cards.  Honestly, I want something that fits in a 1U rack and doesn't
>>> need fans - so I might have to skip the PCI-express option.  Do you know
>>> of any good 1U (or 2U) rack servers that run something like a 1.6Ghz
>>> Atom or similar CPU that can be run with a large heatsink or minimal fan
>>> - I really don't want to hear fan noise from this thing.
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