Re: sought: silent PC suitable as a gateway
On Fri, 2006-02-17 at 12:44 +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are in need of a bunch of gateways with the following
> requirements:
>
> - must be absolutely silent
> - must be capable of running Debian
> - must allow for 3 network interfaces, one of which could be
> a builtin 802.1x-ready WLAN access point (WPA2 support
> required).
> - must allow for extension cards to connect POST telephones for
> VoIP usage
> - should probably come with solid-state media (flash) to reduce
> noise and failure rate due to harddrive. Anyway, spare 1.5"
> harddrives (silent, and very sturdy) are available if needed.
> - should have bluetooth or USB connectivity to connect headsets.
>
> I looked around a bit and found primarily the PowerMac G3 cubes and
> many ARM machines. The problem I see with PowerMacs is the
> extensibility for I seem to recall that Apple would like you to buy
> their products, not just any standards sold cheaper by someone else.
> And the problem with the ARM machines is that Debian may soon drop
> this architecture (this is not confirmed, but under discussion).
>
> Do you know of other machines that meet the above criteria and are
> affordable? I really do not want to have to spend more than 400
> € per box.
perhaps:
http://www.soekris.com/
or a pc104 architecture?
-matt zagrabelny
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