RE: Firewall SBC

["fluff" <fluff@xxxxxxx>]

with a high end sbc, case, mini psu etc are you not approaching the cost
of
a low end hardware firewall? Chances are that'd be more reliable.

Custom hardware tends to do the job more reliably and at a lower power
consumption (lower heat, as well as cost of running)

A.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Fidell [mailto:james@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 June 2002 00:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Firewall SBC
>
>
> Quoting Pedro de Oliveira (p.oliveira@xxxxxxx):
>
> > 1) Are there SBC with at least a 233MMX + 64Mb ram?
>
> Yes.  I have several SBCs with 400MHz K6 CPUs and 128MB+ RAM, one
of
> which I use as a firewall.
>
> > 2) Is there a "Disk on a chip" as big as 100Mb?
>
> Don't know about that.  Probably, but it may not be at all
cheap.
>
> > 3) Are the ethernet ports on these SBCs made by the big
> companies so that
> > drivers are available for linux (Intel, 3Com)?
>
> Intel ones are quite common, as are Realtek (also supported on
Linux).
>
> > 4) Is this feasible?
>
> Probably, but I reckon it would be more expensive than buying a 1U or
2U
> chassis and using a standard motherboard.  The SBCs themselves
aren't
> cheap and getting a CPU that is physically small enough for the
job
> might cost a fair bit now.
>



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