[Pc_Support] ViA C3 for IPCop? Yes/no?

[William Warren]

squid isn't Cpu intensive..only Dansguardian..however snort IS cpu 
intensive.  HOw much ram is in the box?  the 800 mhz c3's have 
equivalent FP performance of 400mhz p-2's so keep that in mind when 
delaing with something like DG or snort.

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> I've noted NewEgg has been selling a nice 7" x 11" x 12" mini-tower
> with the ultra low-power (sub-10W) Via C3 800MHz -- 165W PS and
> CD/floppy included -- for $100:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833156171
> 
> My Pentium isn't cutting it for IPCop, especially not with the new
> Snort rulesets and OpenVPN (forget enabling Squid), and I was
> considering just using one of my existing S754/939 MIcroATX near-SFF
> (9" x 11" x 14") or buying one of those $110 Socket-A SFF (7.5" x 8" x
> 12") units.  But those solutions would definitely eat up 2-3x as much
> power -- e.g., even the older Duron Applebred is 50+W.  I'd rather go
> with something lower power and very quiet (like the current Pentium
> NLX solution I have).
> 
> I thought the C3 would be a good option, but then I saw this thread:
>  http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1053648
> 
> I think the guy made a poor hard drive choice and other issues, but
> then again, it could be the C3.  I'd like to enable Squid (and get it
> off my main file server) on this unit, as well as Snort and OpenVPN.
> Is anyone else using IPCop with a ViA C3?
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