On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Chris Buechler <[email protected]> wrote:
> The cheapest new hardware option I'm aware of that can do 6 or more > NICs is a Soekris 5501 with a dual or quad port card, for 6-8 ports. > About $375-400. That's the only very low power option I'm aware of, > should draw under 10 wt. I can second that. I have a 5501-70 that measured 7W on a kill-a-watt with an Intel Pro 1000 GT installed. The unit was not heavily loaded when I took the reading, but I don't think it varied much under load. A dual or quad-port 10/100 card shouldn't use more power than the GBE, I think. Another nice thing about the 5501 is that it takes 6-25VDC input, which can be nice on a tower setup. No poe though. db --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
