[geeks] IPCop and pfSense...

[Nate]

> That's $100 + CPU + RAM + boot media (Optical/HD/etc.)
>
> Why not the Intel Little Valley board (D201GLY2) - it has a nice  
> Conroe Celeron CPU (1.5 GHz), SATA HD, takes 2 Gigs of DDR2 RAM,  
> has a PCi slot and gobs of USB ports. After the purchase of the  
> board and RAM you will get change back from a hundred dollar bill -  
> add a case (*any* case will do) and you've got a great little box  
> for such an application...

I have the E2160 and two 1GB sticks of RAM lying around, and I  
figured why not?

The D201GLY2 is kind of tempting, and I've thought about it,  
specifically in combination with the Apex MI-100 case, which is only  
$55 and comes with a 250W power supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154084

However, wifi would have to be external USB, and I'd prefer to have  
as much inside the case as possible, and I thought the extra  
performance (dual-core) and memory bandwidth (dual channel) of the  
Shuttle KPC would come in handy.

>> http://www.startech.com/item/SAT2CF-SATA-to-Compact-Flash- 
>> Adapter.aspx
>
> WOW - $50? IDE -> CF adapters are under $15 these days...

I'm not a fan of PATA cabling, but it's true, those adapters are a  
lot cheaper.

> Heck, USB memory sticks are *real cheap) - 8 Gigs for $25 at  
> microcenter.com - just add a jumper to go from MB header to USB  
> female and a zip tie to hold it in place...

A USB memory stick would also rule out pfSense... at least based on  
what I read, there's no USB mass storage support in pfSense.

Anyone tried both IPCop and pfSense and have a strong preference?

- Nate