Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:55:28 -0600 From: "Jay West" <jwest@ezwind.net> To: "'Daniel Staal'" <DStaal@usa.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? Message-ID: <000001d0001b$081e39e0$185aada0$@ezwind.net> In-Reply-To: <A300DE5A6A2E5650A686ABF1@[192.168.1.50]> References: <CANnsUMFp%2BrQkQbd7j8DPBSFqyB75SAQ_brp8g-NH14Q=RhK=YQ@mail.gmail.com> <A300DE5A6A2E5650A686ABF1@[192.168.1.50]>
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I have used a lot of different Netgate boxes (all freebsd/pfsense) and can speak very highly of the hardware as well as the netgate customer service/support. That being said, from time to time we've searched for a 1U rackmount formfactor box with dual (minimum, prefer three) gig Ethernet ports and have yet to find anything that is both fine with freebsd AND at a pricepoint that we can base a commodity appliance off of. The key difficulty seems to be the 1U rackmount formfactor. An added plus would be if it could have the rackmount ears taken off and wall mounted optionally. Jay West -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Staal Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 8:26 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? --As of November 10, 2014 9:57:02 AM -0800, Chris Maness is alleged to have said: > I am looking to replace a huge noisy old server that I have used for > years for my home business. Looking for something inexpensive and > relatively small to replace it with. Any recommendations guys/gals? > I was even thinking of buying a used laptop to run FreeBSD on and set > it and forget it. Not sure what options are out there as I have not > put together a server in many years. --As for the rest, it is mine. The Netgate[^1] boxes are worth looking at. Various cost/capability points, depending on your use. The FW-7551 is especially interesting (I have it's predecessor, running OpenBSD, as my firewall - a more 'normal' use for it). SATA, a small footprint, and fairly low power, with a CPU capable of running a normal FreeBSD install. (Though you'll probably want a console of some sort.) Daniel T. Staal [1]: <http://store.netgate.com/Default.aspx>; --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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"
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