[Klug-general] Cheap Fanless Linux Box

[Peter Childs]

On 8 January 2011 15:03, Colin McCarthy <binarysignal at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder if it could run pfSense and be a nice little router.  Looked on
> the Google but cant find any confirmation.
>
>
The biggest issue I can see, is what can you do with 3 USB ports and a
Network Port?

Ok the USB ports should take USB Hubs, but that will add to the
power consumption and reliability, But I tend to want at least two network
ports to make a router....

Otherwise can't see why it should not work.

Peter Childs


> Sent from my Nokia phone
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Buckland
> Sent:  08/01/2011 14:54:19
> Subject:  Re: [Klug-general] Cheap Fanless Linux Box
>
> I'm sure it will work, but with 128mb memory it'll need some fine-tuning to
> run Apache and Postgres.
>
> Karl
> On Jan 8, 2011 2:45 PM, "Andrew Spode Miller" <spode at justfdi.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm fairly sure there are specific Asterisk images pre-made. Apache +
> > Postgres certainly wouldn't be an issue!
> >
> > Come to think of it - DD-WRT on routers can run Asterisk - so this
> > should have no problems!
> >
> > Spode
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Peter Childs <pchilds at bcs.org> wrote:
> > > Been looking at these devices for a while. just need to work out what
> > > it can do and if its worth it.
> > >
> > > could it run asterisk. post Gres. and Apache?
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > On 07/01/2011, Tom Carlson <twigathy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> s'got an ! at the end of the URL which the link parser in gmail didn't
> > >> pick up...
> > >>
> > >> On 7 January 2011 18:57, Karl Buckland <buckland.karl at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>> Getting a 404 for the scan web page.
> > >>>
> > >>> Karl
> > >>>
> > >>> On Jan 7, 2011 6:39 PM, "James Blake" <jimmyblake at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>> I saw Maplin had something similar on the shelf for £49 - it was
> about
> > >>>> the
> > >>>> size of a paperback I wonder if it is the same one?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Regards
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> James
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 7 Jan 2011, at 18:35, Andrew Spode Miller wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Hello,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Thought this might interest some people.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
>
> http://www.scan.co.uk/products/seagate-freeagent-dockstar-usb-and-network-adapter-upto-3-usb-storage-devices-share
> !
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> £40 for an ARM based computer with Gigabit ethernet, 3 USB ports
> and
> > >>>>> 128MB of RAM.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> SSH server pre-installed. Login, and run the script from here:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> After 20 minutes, you have a Debian Squeeze install. From there,
> you
> > >>>>> have a highly flexible, low power consumption (15W) server to do
> with
> > >>>>> whatever you will.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Add the debian-multimedia repositories and you can even set it up
> as
> a
> > >>>>> mythtv-backend using a USB TV Tuner.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> For the money, I thought I'd have a play. Plugged in a USB VGA
> adapter
> > >>>>> and had it working as a desktop - not exactly it's intended use,
> but
> > >>>>> illustrated to me how cool it was :)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Spode
> > >>>>>
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