Re: SBC Integrated in Dell Server - Info?
Melvin <[email protected]>
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Gonzalo, where are you?! Any guidance on acquiring that slick little adapter with the cables? It certainly doesn't look homemade, but maybe it was salvaged from something else. Chris Buechler wrote: > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Tim Nelson<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings list! I've just stumbled upon this on the m0n0wall site: http://m0n0.ch/wall/gallery/278.jpg >> >> Someone has mounted an SBC (looks to be a PC Engines WRAP1E203 ) mounted inside of a Dell Poweredge 2x50 server. While that is very interesting, the part I found most interesting was the NIC/power bracket mounted in the PCI slot bracket. Where would a person find something like that? I could make my own with some RJ45 jacks, etch a circuit board, and fasten to a PCI bracket, but where's the fun in that? :-D >> >> > > Wow, first I'd seen that picture. Neat. I'm also curious where that > slot bracket came from. I suspect it's custom made. > > > >> The reason why I ask is that most colo providers will charge for additional rack space for a firewall. Why not just put your firewall inside your server and save some cash? :-) >> >> > > yeah! Nice colo in a box solution there. DRAC management on one port, > server on another, upstream on the third. Not sure where the second > NIC on the server is going, apparently not to the firewall. Very cool > solution for a small colo. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > >