From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 13 18:01:41 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB3D416A41F for ; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:01:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [83.120.8.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40E9A43D49 for ; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:01:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (hmdazw@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jADI1dgS061200 for ; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:01:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id jADI1dKI061199; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:01:39 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:01:39 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200511131801.jADI1dKI061199@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <437500FD.6080403@lovetemple.net> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-net User-Agent: tin/1.5.4-20000523 ("1959") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-RELEASE (i386)) Cc: Subject: Re: All-in-one box X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:01:42 -0000 Karel Miklav wrote: > I didn't know I'm poking into such an exotic area. I'll probalbly go > the common route and then hide all the network gizmos with the cable > nest into a carton box or something :) Nowadays there are 5-port switches which are so small you can easily put them inside the computer case (let the cables go through some appropriate hole in the case). They are also very cheap. With a little bit of tweaking and soldering, you might even be able to connect it to the computer's power supply, so you don't need an additional external power supply and power socket. But don't try this if you're not familiar with voltages and how power supplies work, or if you're unsure which end of the soldering iron is the hot one. ;-) Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular. -- Joseph Strout