From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 12 11:03:32 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 3C426B09 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:03:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hhasenbe@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de) Received: from smarthost.TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (smarthost.TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE [IPv6:2001:638:504:2014:ffff::24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECF6F8FC0A for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:03:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [IPv6:2001:638:504:f1fc:221:9bff:fe18:66f5] (unknown [IPv6:2001:638:504:f1fc:221:9bff:fe18:66f5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: hhasenbe) by smarthost.TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DDCDC80023; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:03:25 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <5077F8FB.3050307@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:03:23 +0200 From: Hendrik Hasenbein User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20120724 Icedove/3.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rainer Duffner , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver References: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> <20121011170546.27d63bbd@suse3> <20121012090310.GW69724@acme.spoerlein.net> In-Reply-To: <20121012090310.GW69724@acme.spoerlein.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig075DE89D79F881546E5C96AA" 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 11:03:32 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig075DE89D79F881546E5C96AA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 12.10.2012 11:03, Ulrich Sp=C3=B6rlein wrote: > On Thu, 2012-10-11 at 17:05:46 +0200, Rainer Duffner wrote: >> Am Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:54:53 +0200 >> schrieb Ulrich Sp=C3=B6rlein : >> >>> 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? >> >> >> >> 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. It has a big fan which doesn't generate much noise. It is also decent looking in case you need to integrate it into a living room. >> 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 N40= L >> (it can boot from USB and you can thus boot FreeNAS from it) >=20 > Interesting one, with only one GigE port though, both PCIe slots would > need to be populated to get a second Ethernet and a Wifi port ... I don't think that would be a drawback unless you want to cramp in a second SSD (or more) into the 5.25" slot. Maybe there is a wireless/wired combo card, but I havent found one. The USB boot + SSD (zfs cache) + 4 disks is a nice storage solution. mata ne, Hendrik --------------enig075DE89D79F881546E5C96AA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlB3+P4ACgkQytd3dYHoMPV7zQCfY8qEaeEjq26odLbGQRmnUWK9 oeIAoNsG5N/ba3wdvg/5j7tMyQBbq13o =o1yx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig075DE89D79F881546E5C96AA--