[Fwd: Re: [clue-tech] Mini-itx and pico-itx]

[Robert L. Harris]

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On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 17:57 -0700, Sean LeBlanc wrote:

> So, I was reading an article detailing someone putting together a
> pico-itx from a barebones kit, and I got to wondering about these.
> Right now, it looks a tad expensive, so I started casting around
> for what's up with mini-itx systems.

> Has anyone built a firewall box along these lines, and do you have
> any advice?

I haven't made it a firewall but I got a system from Logic Supply that is
fanless and uses a compact flash disk.  very small black box with a laptop
style power supply.  Doesn't make a sound, has a good processors and
is very
impressive really.  The first was a proto-type for a system we're building
and very likely to buy a bunch more.  It comes with 2 NICs, a couple usb
slots, keyboard mouse and video.  No Floppy and no CDROM are a plus I
think
for a firewall.  It has enough processor power to run a firewall
easily the
only drawback is the price at $1k for 512Meg or RAM and a 10Gig CF drive.

Robert


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