Interesting looking hardware... thanks for the info
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of S.Tindall Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:29 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firewall/Gateway Hardware Question
On Tue, 2013-10-15 at 18:05 -0400, SilverTip257 wrote:
@Steve: Based on your statement, I figure you do not have a crypto accelerator and the CPU is handling all the crypto. Correct?
@Terre: I don't know how VIA C7 CPUs stack up against the Intel Atom CPUs in terms of performance, but they're low power consuming x86 processors. And there's the VIA Padlock [0] security/encryption engine.
AMD Geode CPUs like those in PC Engines ALIX [1] hardware have an integrated crypto accelerator [2]. If it wasn't for your web proxy requirements, etc an ALIX might fit the bill (with the right embedded OS - think Voyage Linux). You're better off with the hardware you're researching right now though.
[0] http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/padlock/hardware.jsp [1] http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm [2] http://www.twam.info/hardware/alix/using-geodes-aes-engine-on-alix3d3
You should look at the single board computers sold by Soekris Engineering.
Specifically the net6501 series:
http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html
Specifications:
• 600 Mhz to 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom E6xx single chip processor with EG20T companion chip • 512 to 2048 Mbyte DDR2-SDRAM, soldered on board • 2x SATA 3 Gbit interfaces with +5V and +12V power header • 4x Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet ports, Auto-MDIX RJ-45, protected to 700W/40A Surge • 2x Serial ports, DB9 and 10 pins internal header • USB 2.0 interface, 2x internal, 1x external port, bootable • 1 Full Mini-PCI Express shared with mSATA socket. • 1 USB only Mini-PCI Express shared with mSATA socket • 2x PCI Express Slots, right angle • 16 bit general purpose I/O, 24 pins header, connected to FPGA
...in either a tiny or a rackable box.
The number of lan slots can be increased above 4 by using expansion cards.
Steve
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