pmok at optushome dot com dot au wrote:

>I tested the EPIA PD10000 with m0n0wall.
>(PD10000 is an updated version of the CL10000 but
>capable of having up to 4 serial port connections...Uses 
>a revised edition of the 1Ghz "Nehemiah").
>
>Its serious OVERKILL for just the router role. I like its
>hardware accelerated encryption, but have yet to use it
>in any practical manner. Is there a way for m0n0wall to 
>take advantage of it?
>  
>
Its only overkill if you can't use the CPU.   However, with large/long
pf rulesets, you'll want the CPU for forwarding multiple 100Mbps
interfaces.

>I find the onboard LAN connections are nowhere near as 
>efficient as Intel-based NICs. (Which is obvious, as they're
>VIA Rhine II and III LAN controllers). You're better off 
>getting the regular EPIA with a quad port NIC PCI card.
>
>Overall, not bad, but maybe overkill, depending on your
>requirements. It has more grunt than a Geode-based setup,
>but it ain't fanless (for 1Ghz models).
>  
>
the newest Nehemiah processors can be fanless up to 1GHz.  1.2GHz
still requires a fan.

>I really wished they used Intel LAN controllers!
>Like the new EPIA DP (Dual CPU) model with an Intel Gigabit
>LAN controller!
>http://www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_dp_spec.jsp?motherboardId=321
>( YUMMY! )
>  
>

N.B. the Intel GigE is listed as an "option".   Read: you'll need to 
place a high-volume order to get it.

Otherwise, yes, its yummy.  About the only thing the left off was a CF slot.