Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:25:44 -0500 From: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? Message-ID: <A300DE5A6A2E5650A686ABF1@[192.168.1.50]> In-Reply-To: <CANnsUMFp%2BrQkQbd7j8DPBSFqyB75SAQ_brp8g-NH14Q=RhK=YQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANnsUMFp%2BrQkQbd7j8DPBSFqyB75SAQ_brp8g-NH14Q=RhK=YQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--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. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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