Am 26.03.2011 um 20:55 schrieb John R Pierce:
On 03/26/11 12:51 PM, Rainer Duffner wrote:
Use VLAN-trunks.
someone using a $350 micro server as his ADSL gateway is highly unlikely to have layer 2 managed switches capable of handling VLANs.
E.g. the HP Procurve 1800-8G is quite cheap. I think I paid <200 USD for it.
It's no longer sold, but you can pick it up at ebay. Fanless.
I took a look at the NL36 server the OP mentioned - and it actually does look quite decent. Maybe not for number-crunching. But for low-end stuff, it looks OK. You might even be able to run e.g. Zimbra on it (with RAM maxed out).
Of course, regular backups are highly recommended - but given that, and the 3year on-site warranty also available, it looks to be a good for home-use.