[Soekris] Interesting alternative: Fitlet

2015-01-14 Thread David Ruggiero
Just mentioned on Slashdot. See especially the Fitlet-I (two GigE ports) and the Fitlet-X (mini-PCIe slot, allowing three more GigEs) models: http://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-fanless-mini-pc-runs-linux-on-quad-core-amd-soc/ No word on power requirements yet, though. But the $129-and-up pricing is

Re: [Soekris] net6501 error led / no console / doesn't boot

2015-01-14 Thread Tom Weustink
I had a dead net6501-30 last september. Worked fine since I got it in October 2011, but when I was switching back and forth (trying out) m0n0wall and pfSense, it suddenly didn't want to boot anymore. Taking the power off for a few minuted made it work again, but it went worse with every