[kwlug-disc] Linux/Intel embedded stick (was: Router dying?)

[William Park]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 03:26:24AM -0400, William Park wrote:
> How does yours compare with
> 
>     ASUS UN42-M023M Barebones
>     - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=080630
> 
>     GIGABYTE GB-BXBT-2807 Brix Barebone System 
>     - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=077435

I missed one

    Intel NUC5CPYH NUC Barebone System
    - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=085575

> ?
> 
> Folks, guess what I found at CanadaComputers...
> 
>     Intel BOXSTCK1A8LFC Compute Stick
>     - Intel® Atom Quad-Core Processor Z3735F, 1.33GHz
>     - 2GB RMA
>     - 32GB storage
>     - Linux
>     - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=083440
> -- 
> William
> 
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 12:37:16AM -0400, Chris Irwin wrote:
> > Just to throw in my 2¢: I've become so fed up with unreliable consumer
> > routers, regardless of running original firmware, ddwrt, openwrt, etc.,
> > that I ended up just buying a low-power pc with dual-nics, installing
> > ipfire, and calling it a day. I still have a consumer router, but it
> > functions as a WAP only, with whatever OEM firmware it shipped with.
> > 
> > The device I purchased (also needs ram and storage, which I already had):
> > http://www.dx.com/p/minix-intel-d2550-cpu-mini-hd-pc-w-hdmi-vga-black-us-plug-100-240v-228560
> > 
> > IPFire: http://www.ipfire.org/