[ntp:questions] Re: OS recomendations for stratum 2 clocks
Brad Knowles
brad at stop.mail-abuse.org
Wed Sep 7 21:31:52 UTC 2005
At 9:00 PM +0000 2005-09-07, Pete Stephenson wrote:
> Any advice for a relatively inexpensive, small PC?
Actually, the ideal PC for running an NTP server is a Soekris
4501, with CompactFlash for storage media. Including the case, the
three network interfaces, etc..., these things are still about the
size of small books. Plop a couple of largish remote controls down
beside each other, and they might be bigger than the Soekris. Board
size is 4.85" x 5.7". Power supply is an external "wall wart",
6-20VDC, maximum 10 watts.
You could also run quite a nice little web server, and a whole
host of other things on there too. Even a nice little firewall,
which should be able to handle operations up to about 50-100MBps,
depending on the configuration and the load.
Nice little boxes. See <http://www.soekris.com/net4501.htm>.
The pricelist at <http://www.soekris.com/how_to_buy.htm> shows that,
in quantities of one, board and case for a net4501 runs $177, plus
power supply ($9-16, depending on model). UPS ground shipping within
the Continental US is free for orders over $130, but you pay extra if
you want something else.
But then, maybe this is a bit smaller than you had in mind. ;-)
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