I need to configure a small proxy appliance which doesn't require a lot of CPU power. I'm looking for any warnings this group may have regarding CentOS-5 on the following: - Acer AspireRevo 3610 (Atom CPU) - Dell Inspiron 537s (Celeron) - Any other small machines you might recommend (UL approved) I need to implement dual NICs, and for the Dell it should be no problem finding a low-profile 3Com or Intel adapter, but for the Acer I'll need to use one of those USB wired network dongle things. Does anyone have recommendations for a USB dongle that is fully automatic (regarding speed and duplex negotiation) supported by CentOS? Gigabit speed is not required. Any other compatibility issues with the above machines? Normally I'd simply build something from components and squeeze it into a small box, but in this case I need something with UL/CSA/CE approvals, which lets out homebrew hardware. Many thanks in advance!
> I need to configure a small proxy appliance which doesn't > require a lot of CPU power > I need something with UL/CSA/CE approvalsI recommend you look at the Supermicro 5015A-H: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-H.cfm?typ=H The server is RoHS compliant and the power supply has these approvals: USA - UL listed, FCC Canada - CUL listed EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant Europe/CE Mark Germany - TUV Certified This would be more flexible than anything else. It already has ethernets and there would not be any compatability issues. I hope it helps, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, http://UnmeteredVPS.net CentOS 5.4 VPS with unmetered bandwidth only $25/month! No overage charges, 7 day free trial, Google Checkout accepted
Regarding a small proxy appliance, my thanks to those who responded either on this list or by direct email. We are going to get one of the little Acer AspireRevo 3610 boxes and give it a try. It's small, quiet, runs cool, and has more than enough resources to handle our CentOS proxy application. It's a shame that we have to trash the Windows-7 install (a waste of money) but that's life. The only unanswered question is with regard to an external USB wired network adapter, so we'll have to go by the data on the various manufacturers' web sites about Linux support. Has anyone tried the Belkin USB2/Gbit, the D-Link DUB-E100 or the Linksys USB300M devices? Which adapter chips to they use (in other words, which driver)?