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This is a project suggested by Marco Zennaro of ICTP Trieste to build a PingER monitoring host based on an inexpensive embedded Linux platform. If successful one could consider using these in production reducing the costs (maybe something on power requirements compared to a regular deskside or rack mount serverthey draw about 5W of 120V DC power compared to typically over 100W for a deskside computer) for monitoring sites to procure and support such monitoring hosts. This could be very valuable for sites in developing countries.
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The initial two machines were alix2d2 models purchased from PCEngines located in Switzerland. The cost is about $110/machine. The machines purchased each have 256MB RAM, on a 500MHZ AMD Geode CPU, with 128KB L2 cache, and a 4GB Flash memory. They have 2 USB and 2 Ethernet interfaces. There is a picture here of one of the machines, and there is more information at the PCEngines site.
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