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On May 4, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Kevin wrote:

>
> I am looking for some hardware suggestions for my next project.
>
> BACKGROUND
> I have a Squid/Dansguardian setup for my kids that has worked  
> flawlessly for
> several years.  It ran on Gentoo and now it runs on Debian.  It  
> includes a
> web-based Apache/PHP front-end that I wrote myself.
>
> My friends and family (non-geeks) with youngsters are interested in
> duplicating my setup.  I would like to take this evolved collection  
> of hacks
> and package it into a single image that could be dropped onto a  
> similar
> dual-nic box.
>
>
> SUGGESTIONS?
> Here's where I need suggestions.  I'm not interested in family tech  
> support
> on a bunch of old clunker PC's (like my setup).  I would rather  
> package the
> software "solution" onto a small headless Linux box they can just  
> plug into
> their cable modems.  I have priced out a mini-ITX box with dual- 
> nics and VIA
> EPIA processor.  I'm approaching the $500+ range.  A bit too pricey  
> for my
> friends/family.
>
> Any other suggestions?  Or, maybe mini-ITX is the way to go and you  
> can
> suggest a cost-effective wholesaler or something?
>
> ...Kevin
>
>
>
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