On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 09:34:02AM -0800, AMuse wrote: > > Nick: I must be missing something, but why can't you just not use the > second (or third, or fourth..) interfaces? Is there something special > about music serving that the other ethernet interfaces would disrupt? > > On 1/27/11 8:13 AM, Nick Lidakis wrote: > > I hope you would also consider a variation of the net6201 with only one > > ethernet connector. As someone who would like to use these as small > > music server appliance, having just one ethernet would be ideal.
This is a music server for audiophiles using high-end 24bit/192Khz USB digital-to-analog converters. Some are using low noise tube amps and high efficiency speakers, i.e., greater than 95dB. So, the object here is to have a minimalist x86 single board computer running Voyage Linux and Music Player Daemon. Minimalist also means the least amount of EMI/RFI, power consumption, ability to tun the board via battery, etc. I've been using a PC Engines Alix 3d2 for more than a few years in this capacity, with MPD fetching files via NFS over ethernet. I and others would like to have an all in one Voyage MPD server that contains an SSD or SATA disk to store the music files connected directly to the Soekris. It makes sense to have a consumer appliance board that is not a router/firewall come equipped with only one ethernet adapter. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the gigabit adapters much more power hungry than 10/100 ethernet? _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
