Re: Looking for suggestions for small, low power machine

[Ron McDowell <rcm%fuzzwad.org@localhost>]

Chuck Swiger wrote:
> On May 24, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Andy Ruhl wrote:
>   
>> I'm wondering if anyone has tried one of these:
>>
>> http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcjrmx/index.html
>>
>> (The JRMX model).
>>
>> Or if not, maybe something similar.
>>     
>
> I've been reasonably happy with Soekris 4511 and 5501 boxes for light network 
> router/firewall/proxy/dhcpd roles:
>
>   http://soekris.com/products/net5501.html
>
> ...and they worked well with NetBSD 3.x & 4.x.  They're completely silent (if 
> using CF cards), and run 
>
>   
>> It doesn't need wifi, but it wouldn't hurt to have it.
>>     
>
> At the risk of offering a biased suggestion, if good wireless matters (ie, 
> dual-band 2.5 & 5GHz MIMO a/b/g/n support), you might consider a Mac mini.  
> But a D-Link DIR-855 or Linksys E3200/E4200 also do dual-band MIMO, and will 
> also do the "extreme N" variant with simultaneous dual-band connectivity-- 
> depends on how much wireless matters to you, I guess.
>
> Regards,
>   

My favorite mini-puter is the Alix 3D3.
http://store.netgate.com/ALIX3D3-Indoor-Kit-P176.aspx
Put a VGA monitor, USB keyboard and USB CD drive on it, and install any 
of the i386 BSDs on it like any peecee.  Add an Atheros-based mini-PCI 
WIFI card and you're good to go.


-- 
Ron McDowell
San Antonio TX