2010/12/30 Steve Clark <sclark at netwolves.com>: > On 12/30/2010 07:34 AM, Eero Volotinen wrote: > > 2010/12/30 Steve Clark <sclark at netwolves.com>: > > > On 12/29/2010 01:23 AM, Nataraj wrote: > > 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. > > Thank you all for your responses. > > Nataraj > > > Hi, > > We use the following. It has hardware encryption in the EDEN Via processor. > We were able to get 22 mbits across an ipsec tunnel using AES encryption. > This more than enough unless you have a DS3 circuit. > > http://www.acrosser.com/products/detail_id_427.html > > > IE only website :( > > http://linitx.com/viewcategory.php?catid=79&pp=79 also supplies rackmounted firewalls and so on. -- Eero