2010/11/22 Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net:
one server (an old IBM X225), seventeen desktops all running CentOS 5.5.
One extra machine is acting as a router, in that it is installed between the DSL modem and the network, with two Ethernet cards, and it's taking care of DHCP, DNS, NTP and also acts like a proxy (with Squid).
- quite big and noisy and electricity-consuming to me,.
I've found two things: 1) Pyramid Soekris boards, where I can put something like Pyramid Linux on it. And 2) The Linksys WRT54GL, for which there are Linux firmwares like OpenWRT and DD-WRT.
I would want to spare substantial effort and to keep things simple and stupid. I would:
1) migrate all services DHCP, DNS, NTP and Squid to the X225 server 2) Use the Linksys WRT54GL for routing/gateway. I would not bother installing the OpenWRT.
I would do this, unless I am looking forward to increase my expertise in home built routers.
Kind regards, Alex