[TriLUG] m0n0wall hardware

[Jym Williams Zavada]

If it's a firewall system that only need two ethernet ports, an eBox 4852 
from WDL systems could work:

http://www.wdlsystems.com/modperl/view_services.cgi?r=detail&prod_num=1EBX452&aisle_id=1019)

I've only ever mail-ordered from them, but they're located in Pittsboro, 
which is on the way to Ashville if you're taking Hwy 64 :).

Although I've not used the newer 48xx series, my four 38xx boxes have worked 
out very well for me.  Their primary use has been as custom Linux and 
OpenBSD systems (one as a print server, the other as an NTP/DNS/DHCP server) 
and for embedded system development and testing.  The versions with CF slot 
treat the card as an IDE drive, so are very easy to install OSes on.  I've 
never tried FreeBSD on them, but I've had no problems at all with Linux or 
OpenBSD, so it's likely they'd work for m0n0wall too.

Jym Williams Zavada

On Fri, 28 May 2010, Emmaus Smith wrote:

> I know it's technically not Linux, but I need some advice from the group.
>
> A former (non-profit) employer needs my help in getting their network and
> public wi-fi squared away. Currently, it's running on an old Pentium PC, but
> it has a few issues starting up at the start of the season (they only
> operate during the summer). I'd like to replace this with a more suitable
> piece of hardware such as a Soekris board or some other CF based system, but
> they need it running this weekend. Is there anywhere locally I can get
> something like that?
>
> They're located in Western NC, so any place along I-40 between here and
> Asheville, NC would also be acceptable.
>
> If I can't find a purely flash based system, I'll salvage a not-quite-so
> outdated piece of hardware from Work to get them by for a few more years,
> but I'd prefer something that will work for much longer so I don't keep
> getting emergency calls every May.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emmaus Smith
> suamme1 at gmail.com
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