From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 11 15:05:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4AECF2E for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:05:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rainer@ultra-secure.de) Received: from mail.ultra-secure.de (mail.ultra-secure.de [78.47.114.122]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C4018FC08 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:05:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 84751 invoked by uid 89); 11 Oct 2012 15:05:48 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 84746, pid: 84748, t: 0.0355s scanners: attach: 1.4.0 clamav: 0.97.3/m:54/d:15454 Received: from unknown (HELO suse3) (rainer@ultra-secure.de@212.71.117.1) by mail.ultra-secure.de with ESMTPA; 11 Oct 2012 15:05:48 -0000 Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:05:46 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver Message-ID: <20121011170546.27d63bbd@suse3> In-Reply-To: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> References: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:05:56 -0000 Am Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:54:53 +0200 schrieb Ulrich Sp=C3=B6rlein : > Hey guys, >=20 > I need to replace an aging Pentium IV system that has been serving as > my router, access point, file- and mediaserver for quite some time > now. The replacement should have: >=20 > - amd64 CPU (for ZFS, obviously) > - 2x GigE (igress, egress interfaces) > - some form of wlan interface (I currently use an Atheros based PCI > card) > - eSATA for attaching a backup disk where I stream ZFS snapshots to > - serial port is always nice, for when I mess up an upgrade > - fan-less if possible >=20 > So far, this here seems to fit the bill perfectly > http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/intensepc/ > but pricing seems to defy any reality. >=20 > It does not state directly which chipsets are used for Wifi and > Ethernet, the block diagram claims Ethernet chips to be Intel 82579 > and RTL8111D, but I don't trust that fully. >=20 > For Wifi I can always fall back to sticking in a supported USB stick, > although that's kinda hacky. >=20 > So how well is networking going to be supported by FreeBSD? Should I > just bite the bullet and find out? What about the=20 HP ProLiant N40L ? It's not fanless, of course - but it's IMO more suited for a server-type system than anything else in that price-range. I don't have one (I have no need for anything beyond what an AlIX-system can do) - but if I would need a home-server, I'd buy a N40L (it can boot from USB and you can thus boot FreeNAS from it)