On 12/28/2010 10:32 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote:
2010/12/29 Nataraj incoming-centos@rjl.com:
On 12/28/2010 09:04 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote:
2010/12/29 John R Pierce pierce@hogranch.com:
On 12/28/10 1:55 PM, Nataraj wrote:
- fast enough to do openvpn encryption on WAN links ranging from 50mb
to 100mb
THAT is a tough requirement.
I was going to recommend the Alix boards. they run pfSense really nicely, and should be able to run a stripped down centos install OK. with pfSense, you can boot from a CF card, so no HD at all.
The Alix cards use a 433-500Mhz AMD Geode ultra-low power processor, on a 6x6 card. they use 5 watts fully configured.
but, 100Mbit/sec SSL encryption, ouch. don't know. you'd probably have to benchmark that.
you need hardware encryption hardware or core2duo like processor ..
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Then the Mac mini might be what I need performancewise. I am also considering Dell R210's as I would really like an enterprise solution. Anyone have any experience with Habey? http://www.habeyusa.com/products.php?id=125#Menu=ChildMenu124 They have a wide selection of barebones Intel Atoms, including the 1.8Ghz Intel D525's as well as Pentium 4's with broadcom ethernets and systems with up to 6 ethernets. My sense is that I will still use some of these systems for firewall and management functions (i.e. firewalling Dell IDRAC6 cards) even if the encryption for the vpn has to run on a faster box. 50MB would probably be adequate.
take a look at: http://www.mini-itx.com/store/ and http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=40
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Yes, that site kept coming up in my google searches. They are in the UK, but they do have quite a large selection and they are all custom configurable. Unfortunately, their celeron system, with shipping to the US cost me, $700 as much as a Mac Mini with a core 2 Duo and there are better service options for the Mac Mini in the US, though the Celeron is an industrial rackmount solution. I wouldn't really call the Mac Mini an Enterprise solution.
For $650 I could get a basic Dell R210 with an X3430 2.4Ghz dual core Xeon. For $500 I could get the R210 with a Celeron. I guess Dell wins on this one. I suppose one real advantage of these small embedded appliances, if they are fast enough for the application, is very low power consumption. I like that for my home firewall. Another advantage is they are easy to ship around.
Thanks, Nataraj