[plug] Linux thin clients

[Craig Ringer]

> Try Everything Linux - they're Australian, delivery has been prompt
> for me, and I think their prices are reasonable. I bought an ELS1003
> - Via C3 533MHz fanless with 40GB - it's now running as my
> firewall/server. Quiet enough to leave on in the house!

I could do with one of those for a firewall / gateway box...

Arrggh! Only one PCI slot. That nearly doubles the price for what I want 
- I'd need to buy a dual-port NIC like a dual EEPro/100 at $500. Ouch.

If I see a small C3 based machine with two onboard NICs and one PCI, or 
one onboard NIC and two PCI, I'll buy it in a second.

Why 3 NICs?

          [        ]-----ADSL-----
--LAN----[firewall]
          [        ]---802.11b----

I won't even consider having the 802.11b connected to the LAN except via 
the firewall - ditto the ADSL link. So it's 3 NICs for me. *sigh*.

Craig Ringer