[TriLUG] m0n0wall hardware

[Jym Williams Zavada]

Well, I suppose if you wanted you could make a pit stop in Asheboro on the
route I had in mind: Hwy 64 to I40, then I40 on to Asheville. :)

On Fri, 28 May 2010, David McDowell wrote:

> Asheville? Do you mean Asheboro? :)
>
> On 5/28/10, Jym Williams Zavada <trilugj at jrwz.net> wrote:
>> 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 outdated piece of hardware from Work to get them by for a few more years,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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