From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 12 07:48:28 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C27DCDA for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:48:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from c.kworr@gmail.com) Received: from mail-da0-f54.google.com (mail-da0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AEBE8FC19 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:48:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-da0-f54.google.com with SMTP id z9so1289891dad.13 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:48:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=te+Old3yrFNCddN5WmGuMZ1QCGULsFqWpGZQ6qjLUiE=; b=EDWtE23kOcLXTxpL3A/HMi5/3GQ9FRgrDgJ2PHGq8Trk7WeUuywKNO1h72Lo6UbSks JveS21MH6PPEHeT75oEro4IZy+36LVwoLx89PURHh14FINZHgylsY3EPDpAqSvkC/IH0 zhd6nSPXGxs71r8M+EbW5x7qqMdVbf4xwqbC33R4UDlUyPSL1rQlhD+mPlpYjIMTjxtA 76bXN9USb0/yAa6eqtgnDvu7i6vXNUGnZpC7g0FJ5jpGPi0ps9ZkJAL/Co4KVN/m2gw+ uejvtU83nWBz017GsVtwr0Odr1Z+glyncg8t7YTfQlcxFjXDFm4JXe/00w5D/shJEDfr JCCg== Received: by 10.68.229.194 with SMTP id ss2mr11506690pbc.17.1350028107742; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:48:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.128] (mau.donbass.com. [92.242.127.250]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id kp3sm4056157pbc.64.2012.10.12.00.48.25 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:48:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5077CB46.9090908@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:48:22 +0300 From: Volodymyr Kostyrko User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:16.0) Gecko/20121011 Thunderbird/16.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver References: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> In-Reply-To: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:48:28 -0000 11.10.2012 17:54, Ulrich Spörlein wrote: > Hey guys, > > 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: > > - 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 > > 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. > > 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. > > For Wifi I can always fall back to sticking in a supported USB stick, > although that's kinda hacky. > > So how well is networking going to be supported by FreeBSD? Should I > just bite the bullet and find out? Why not trying to look at cheap barebones or desktop PC's? http://www.silentpcreview.com/Sapphire_Edge_HD3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856119070 They are cheaper, hold much better processors for ZFS and can be upgraded with extra GigE/eSATA interfaces by USB3. -- Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.