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==Why it's interesting==
 
==Why it's interesting==
  
Hardware wise, this is effectively a self-contained server. It has a 1GHz Celeron M processor (which does not seem replaceable). The CPU does not support 64-bit instructions. It shipped with an 80GB SATA hard disk, a 64MB CompactFlash card, and 512MB of small form factor ECC RAM, and all of those parts *do* seem replaceable.
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Hardware wise, this is effectively a self-contained server. Some hardware information is [http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/nac/appliance/installation_guide/netmodule/nacnmgsg.html provided by Cisco]. It has a 1GHz Celeron M processor (which does not seem replaceable). The CPU does not support 64-bit instructions. It shipped with an 80GB SATA hard disk, a 64MB CompactFlash card, and 512MB of small form factor ECC RAM, and all of those parts *do* seem replaceable.  
  
 
The Cisco NAC software is based on a modified Fedora Core 4 distribution, which is to say that it's pretty old at this point.
 
The Cisco NAC software is based on a modified Fedora Core 4 distribution, which is to say that it's pretty old at this point.

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The NME-NAC-K9 is a service module for Cisco 2800 and 3800 routers. (A "service module," in Cisco parlance, is a card for a router that, instead of providing interfaces, provides some sort of other service.) This line card was designed to be a server for the Cisco NAC solution, and its job would be to act as a captive portal and security assessment tool for network clients.

Why it's interesting

Hardware wise, this is effectively a self-contained server. Some hardware information is provided by Cisco. It has a 1GHz Celeron M processor (which does not seem replaceable). The CPU does not support 64-bit instructions. It shipped with an 80GB SATA hard disk, a 64MB CompactFlash card, and 512MB of small form factor ECC RAM, and all of those parts *do* seem replaceable.

The Cisco NAC software is based on a modified Fedora Core 4 distribution, which is to say that it's pretty old at this point.

[root@MPHC-NME-2 work]# uname -a
Linux MPHC-NME-2 2.6.11-perfigo #1 Tue Dec 11 12:17:50 PST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

(By the way, "perfigo" is Cisco NAC's name before Cisco acquired it.)