From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QCmaz-0002nh-F4 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:38:29 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ED77E1C0B0; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:37:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (unknown [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC1E21C0B0 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:37:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-iy0-f181.google.com ([209.85.210.181]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QCmZb-000U43-6E for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:37:03 +0700 Received: by iyb26 with SMTP id 26so1556111iyb.40 for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.141.73 with SMTP id n9mr11182285icu.10.1303364221171; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.240.72 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:37:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4DAF6DAD.4050703@gmail.com> References: <878vv69asl.fsf@newsguy.com> <201104191015.57485.peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org> <871v0w6ger.fsf@newsguy.com> <4DAF2AA1.9000003@gmail.com> <87bp00d86w.fsf@newsguy.com> <4DAF391B.8010502@gmail.com> <87r58wblea.fsf@newsguy.com> <4DAF6DAD.4050703@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:37:01 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 11c6c2877541b110faaa5e57f9fcd417 On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 06:35, Dale wrote: > Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> Dale =C2=A0writes: >> >> Your previous post showed this as total. >> >> *All prices are in British Pounds* =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0*Subtotal* =C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0244.00 >> *Delivery* =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A00.00 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *TOTAL* =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 244.00 >> >> 244 british pounds is just a hair under $400 >> >> So do you think $400 is pretty cheap for an home lan router? >> >> > > Well, I have no idea what the conversion from British Pounds to US dollar= s > would be. =C2=A0I assume you are correct. =C2=A0I was thinking it was the= other way > around tho. =C2=A0That said, since he wants something more than a LinkSys= router, > it's going to cost something. =C2=A0Me, I got me a $10.00 refurbed LinkSy= s and > called it a day. =C2=A0Thing is, I don't need anything fast or expensive.= =C2=A0I did > want something that was cheap on power tho. =C2=A0Trying to cut back a bi= t on the > old watt meter. =C2=A0I already got two freezers running here. =C2=A0One = could build a > bare bones rig and just use that. =C2=A0I'm not sure it would be much che= aper > tho. =C2=A0May use more power from the wall too. =C2=A0That is why I pick= ed the > fanless version. =C2=A0I figured if it needed no fans, it can't pull to m= uch > power. =C2=A0It also seemed to have lots of CPU speed for a router. > > $400.00 for a router . . . that better be one HECK of a router. =C2=A0May= be wash > dishes or something too. =C2=A0o_O > > Dale > > :-) =C2=A0:-) > > Meh. With $400, you can buy 5 (five!) of those Mikrotik RB750G @ $70 http://routerboard.com/index.php?showProduct=3D90 (Excl. S&H, of course) Rgds, --=20 Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepoluan.posterous.com