Re: Recommended hardware to replace WRAP board?
"John Stoffel" <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:41:12 -0500
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>>>>> "Lee" == Lee Sharp <[email protected]> writes: Lee> On 01/20/2014 08:15 PM, John Stoffel wrote: >> Thanks for the suggestion Lee. I'm hoping to future proof myself for >> another 8 years if I can manage it. >> >> So what I really like about the WRAP board is that it's completely >> silent, with no moving parts. Durable, low power, yet it does what I >> need without any problems. I can't even remember when I bought that >> board, but it's been rock solid for a long long time, probably eight >> years? About when I joined the m0n0wall list for the first time, and >> I had the board then. >> >> Anyway, it's time to replace it with, ideally, something just as power >> efficient, quiet and with no moving parts. I'm really liking the new >> PC-engines APU board, assuming it will work reliably, and it $140 plus >> power supply and case, it's not too bad, esp over 8 years. Lee> This ain't $140. But it will do gigabit speed between ports and Lee> quite a bit of encryption for VPNs. Lee> http://www.logicsupply.com/computers/solutions/firewall-networking/fw100f/ Lee> And fanless. They have some for less if fnaless is not required as well. LOL, at $500 per, they certainly aren't cheap. I suspect I'll either go with an ALIX board or maybe the new ALU board from PC-Engines. This is just a home box I'm thinking of upgrading since I'd like to goto m0n0wall 1.8 sometime in the future. Lee> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Lee> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]