On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 16:08 -0600, Michael Torrie wrote: > I'm reaching the point where friends and relatives are clamoring for > DansGuardian setups, and I find the combination of a dedicated virtual > coLinux installation combined with a WRT54GL/OpenWRT that I have been > installing for people is too clunky. The WRT56GL itself just can't > handle DansGuardian either. > > So I am looking into building/selling a unit that is a wireless router > and a web filter. The mass-production target would be around $100-$150, > but maybe on a much smaller scale, folks I know would spend $150-200. > Whether I'd ever want to be in this business is another story. But... > > For now I'm just looking to prototype and see what I can do. I've found > what I want in the form of Alix boards from pcengines. The prices have > really fallen in recent years. I'm looking at: > - 400 MHz board with 256 MB RAM > - CF storage > - 3 ethernet ports > - miniPCI > - Atheros Wireless, or some other easily-supported linux-compatible chipset > > The alix3c1 or alix3c2 would fit the bill rather nicely, and are > $120-125 a piece. Wireless cards are around $25. All total, should be > just under $200. > > I'm considering buying what I need to prototype a unit, and will likely > build off of OpenWRT as the base linux distro. > > Does anyone have experience in this and would like to comment on this? > If this does go forward, would anyone be interested in helping develop > the software. Mainly openwrt web modules that can interface with > DansGuardian, scripts to drive iptables, etc. > > Michael
Sounds like a great project. I don't know how much help I can/would be but you can keep me in mind. I would test out a prototype too :) NAthan
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