Tag: hp
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HP T620 thin client
[UPDATE – 2014/11/26: Made a few updates on the hardware.] [UPDATE – 2015/12/23: I ended up taking the Wireless N / Bluetooth combo card from the T610 and putting it in the T620] I’ve been fascinated with repurposing PC thin clients. I like them because they are virtually silent and very energy efficient1. I’ve used…
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pfSense performance on an HP T5720 Thin Client
Working pretty well so far. Uses about 25 Watts (with USB enabled). It handles unencrypted traffic flawlessly. OpenVPN connections (using the AMD GEODE LX encryption block) via my StrongVPN account tops out at about 30 Mbits per second down. It is not as fast as my Pentium-M based laptop that was my original router (it…
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Installing pfSense 2.1 on an HP T5720 thin client
Update [20140123]: I’ve made a few modifications to the boot flags. I admit it. I’m a big fan of technology and I have been always fascinated with the FOSS movement. When we renovated the house, I made sure to put Cat6e drops in every room. They terminate in my electrical closet in a Cisco…