Re: Build your own Web Server / Gateway for $220 or less.

["slebetman@xxxxxxxxx" <slebetman@xxxxxxxxx>]

William at MyBlueRoom wrote:
> It's not a polished article by a long shot. (it contains a new look I'm
> working on for my site at www.myblueroom.com ) To see the Elephant Web
> Server / Gateway with the possibility for use also as a home automation
> controller; click on the Elephant button on the left hand side of the
> page. If you have a Cable / DSL modem then this article might be of
> interest. (It replaces your router) I've been using one for about a
> year, just wanted to share how it's done.
> Total cost with software is less than $220 Canadian.
> You can program it in Perl, PHP, and more. You configure it with your
> browser.
> With a little programming you could connect it to any serial based home
> automation devices and control / monitor them from anywhere.
> Hey it's cheaper and far more capable than a Stargate Web-Xpander $299
> (Rabbit Based Ethernet to RS232 device).
>
> Ultimately I would like to control the Cricket Thermostat and all the
> other communications enabled devices on my site. As I have the firmware
> I'll release as open source (GNU Hardware, firmware) I think this way
> we can all benifit and get very reliable HA devices around the home.
>
> Bill  www.myblueroom.com (*look for the Projects / Elephant tab)

I personally use a hacked Linksys NSLU2 for my webserver
(http://slebetman.homeip.net), sftp remote file server, bittorrent
downloader & home automation server. It is only US$99. And it has all
the capabilities you mentioned. Some of the things I have installed on
it: Perl, Python, Tcl, gcc, Apache & mySQL. And I have hacked it to
bring out the RS232 line and "overclocked" to 266MHz (factory set to
133MHz). It consumes around 7W typical (9W max) which is less than a
light bulb.