On 12/28/2010 10:32 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > 2010/12/29 Nataraj <incoming-centos at rjl.com>: >> On 12/28/2010 09:04 PM, Eero Volotinen wrote: >>> 2010/12/29 John R Pierce <pierce at 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 .. >>> >>> -- >>> Eero >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS at centos.org >>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> 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 > > -- > Eero > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos 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