[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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