[wellylug] Broadband Router (was: Broadband)

[Simon Blake]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 04:45:23PM +1200, Jethro Carr said:

> I want something I can't hear, uses minimum power and takes little room.
> 
> Idealy, I would like to get a nice cisco router (use them in Cisco CCNA
> course). Then I could do some of the neat cisco tricks. But, since they
> are at least $800, I'll keep dreaming...

Those looking for something between the cost, flexibility and noise of 
an old PC, and the smallness, shinyness and ease of use of the wee 
appliances may want to consider something like the soekris boxes at
http://www.soekris.com/ .  Fanless, low power, teeny tiny, you can run 
any OS that pulls your chain (they boot DOS just fine :-), and they're a 
fabulous ugly lime green colour.

Ob Disclaimer:
Citylink has a bunch (~150) deployed, we get through 15-30/month 
at the moment.  They've been bombproof.    Other than that, I've no 
relationship with the nice folks at Soekris.

Cheers
Si