From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 15 21:16: 7 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.velosystems.net (wsip68-15-85-238.oc.oc.cox.net [68.15.85.238]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F43237B401 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 21:16:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bosshog (killahertz [192.168.1.10]) by mail.velosystems.net (Postfix) with SMTP id DDCCB12729; Wed, 15 May 2002 21:15:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <002e01c1fc90$617d8230$0a01a8c0@VELOSYSTEMS.NET> From: "Steve Wingate" To: "martin" , References: <20020514134716.60873.qmail@web21503.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: economic low power computers Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 21:15:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C1FC55.B4E571C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C1FC55.B4E571C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Small form and three onboard NICs. I was going to get one but at $680 = w/o drives it was cheaper to get a PIX 501. http://www.nexcom.com/3-news/press_release/news20011204.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: martin=20 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:47 AM Subject: economic low power computers Hello. This may be 'off topic' so replies off-list would be appreciated. =20 I`m looking for a low power consumption computer at a reasonable price = that can handle (probably has them on board) Two NIC`s. It will be a firewall/router/server. I have considered a notebook but am not sure that they can handle Two pcmcia ethernet cards simultaneously. (Although with USB and USB = NIC's, this might work.) Some of the really low powered ones on a general search (20 Watts) = come back with a price in the $5-8,000 range. I don`t need much more than 500MHz and less than $1,000 would be nice. Manufacturer and model number would be appreciated and a "we use = this on and it only draws xx watts and works great", would be a bonus. Regards...=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C1FC55.B4E571C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Small form and three onboard NICs. I = was going to=20 get one but at $680 w/o drives it was cheaper to get a PIX = 501.
 
 
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----- Original Message -----
From:=20 martin=20
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.o= rg=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 = 6:47 AM
Subject: economic low power=20 computers

Hello.

 

This may be   'off topic'  so replies off-list would = be=20 appreciated. 

I`m looking for a low power consumption = computer at=20 a reasonable price that
can handle (probably has them on board) Two = NIC`s.  It will be a
firewall/router/server.

I have = considered=20 a notebook but am not sure that they can handle Two
pcmcia ethernet = cards=20 simultaneously. (Although with USB and USB NIC's,
this might=20 work.)

Some of the really low powered ones on a general search = (20=20 Watts) come
back with a price in the $5-8,000 range.

I don`t = need=20 much more than 500MHz and less than $1,000 would be = nice.

Manufacturer=20 and model number would be appreciated and a     = "we use=20 this on and it only draws xx watts and works great",   would = be a=20 bonus.


Regards...


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