From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 22 15:30:16 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14A8F16A46C for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:30:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86A0513C4F0 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:30:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l7MFPxml056391; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:25:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l7MFPx4T056390; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:25:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:25:58 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Bahman M." Message-ID: <20070822152558.GG56142@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <6d62f69a0708210302h57c45e63nb08999b2ad03b831@mail.gmail.com> <20070821101607.GA3819@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <6d62f69a0708210350r75c1a0ach395e9f481df07f2b@mail.gmail.com> <6d62f69a0708220537rc5ee1an6ae8b50d3abd1b3b@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6d62f69a0708220537rc5ee1an6ae8b50d3abd1b3b@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:30:16 -0000 On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 04:07:42PM +0330, Bahman M. wrote: > One other question -a bit silly: > If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and > working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need > to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware > failures such as HDD crash? On average, the less you power it off the better. Power cycling is more stressful than running. The exception would be if it is getting too hot while running and that is a totally different problem, not fixable by powering it off and on. ////jerry > > Bahman > > On 8/21/07, Bahman M. wrote: > > > Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one > > > to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you > > > referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it > > > anyway.) > > > > > Yes, the machine has 2 D-Link cards. > > > > > More than enough. > > > > > > I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet > > > connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. > > > > > > Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ > > > 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. > > > > > Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) > > Thanks. > > > > Bahman > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"