On Oct 16, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Andrew Cotter wrote:
I am looking for a platform that is a little more powerful than the
WRAP/ALIX or Sokeris 5501 systems, but would prefer to stay away
from full
blown servers.
Check out the mini-ITX motherboard based systems. They're not as
cheap as WRAP/ALIX, but way more powerful.
I just built a NAS box using a Jetway Versa J7F4K1G2E which has a VIA
CPU and the VIA padlock device on board which gives you SHA1, SHA256,
and AES-CBC in hardware (supported by openssl on freebsd, not that it
is needed for a NAS...) It is quite a fast little system.
Pair that mobo with a nice morex wall-mount case and a CF to IDE
adapter card that plugs right in to the board (or a disk on module),
and you've got a nice little router for pfsense for about $250. If
you get a fanless case, it will be 100% silent and no moving parts.
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