> Hi maybe this is not the list but thera are here a > lot of people that > must know something about it recenrtly i found a > blog from jonathan > weiss who says thst wrap are a good solution than > soekries, and what i > want to know it is a recommendation about wich one > to buy ? who has done > this before?
I've installed OpenBSD on both a WRAP and a Soekris. Basically, the 3 port ethernet WRAP model compares very well with the soekris 4801. The soekris does have an full size PCI slot, allowing you to add up to 4 more ethernet interfaces and a laptop IDE bus, allowing you to add a 2.5" IDE drive. Both let you plug in a CF card or micro drive, both have 3 10/100 NICs, can PXE boot, have a mini PCI slot, same CPU, same RAM etc, etc. The WRAP with case can be had for $146 USD, the Soekris 4801 with case for $240 USD. For me, the laptop drive is largely worthless--more noise and uses more power, so I exlude that from my value equation. CF cards and microdrives are more than adequate. So, unless you need more than 3 ethernet NICs, why pay $100 more for esentially the same hardware? -Matt PS: wasn't this just on the list like last month? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
