--- On Sat, 10/23/10, Brett Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > I'm looking for a low-cost way of getting a box for use as a > server for my home. It will be used primarily for content > filtering but will also perform other miscellaneous tasks, > probably including a firewall for the network. > > It will go on a shelf in a linen closet, so I'm hoping to > find a small form factor, like one of those shoebox or > mac-mini sized cases if possible, although that's not a hard > requirement. > > If anyone has some box that's a few years old that they're not > using, I'd be interested in hearing about it. > > Otherwise, does anyone have any recommendations for something > like this? I'm open to whatever it might be, including a > content filtering appliance if economical or one of those > wall-wart computers or whatever. What have you guys used?
I've been very happy with the Fit-PC (http://www.fit-pc.com/). Note that mine's the old version 1, which you can't get anymore, but the current ones look pretty good, too. For a firewall I'd go with the 2i (so as to get the second network port). They're not the least expensive machines around, but the small size and the ~5W power consumption make them really nice for applications like this. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
