Hello all,

I am looking for an OpenWRT hardware platform that has 2 (or more)
MiniPCI slots. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

Any help is highly appreciated! Thanks very much in advance!
Ron

Check this out: http://pcengines.ch/alix3a.htm , have to wait a bit...
It's a x86, low power and (hopefully) low price (ALIX.1C is still affordable).

http://compex.com.sg/home/OEM/product_ap.htm#WP188 has 4x mini-pci, but do you really want to know the price? :-)

Routerboard 133 has 3 mini pci slots and sells for $89 US.   However, it only has 175 Mhz mips processor.  It does have 32 mb of ram and 128 mb or storage though.

On the more powerful side the Gateworks 2348-2 has 2 slots, and a 266 Mhz IXP420 processor.   It sells for $180 US.

Soekris net4526, net4826

http://www.soekris.com/products.htm

(I haven't used these exact models, but the net4501 works well with OpenWrt)

Also consider the Compex WP188 (4 miniPCI, SD slot, 128MB RAM)

http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=8225
http://www.compexshop.com/product_info. … cts_id=230
http://www.compexshop.com/product_info. … cts_id=164

some link is death

alix

I'm using ADI Pronghorn Metro (4 mpci) with openwrt for some time without any problem.

We're using ADI Pronghorn Metro for a mesh network (using OLSR) and they work very very well

Francesco

Seriously, why wouldn't anyone just grab a mini ATX x86 board with a low power consumption CPU to do this? All you need is a good case with good power supply.

footprint, close to zero heat, power over ethernet, low power consumption, durability

(Last edited by acoul on 27 Feb 2008, 22:06)

A small size footprint is probably an issue if that is part of the requirements. Most embedded system is running on a low clock speed, i.e. less than 300MHz. If we build an x86 system using a low-power consumption CPU, like the one for mobile, and lower its clock speed to say 300MHz, then I am sure heat won't be of an issue and the device will consume less power too. As with POE, you can add a POE card to your system.

http://pcengines.ch/alix2c2.htm is just a click away...

Thanks rAndy for the link and that is a nice one. The footprint is only a bit bigger than a DVD plastic case.