Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:42:07 -0400 From: Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole@cairodurham.org> To: Nathan Vidican <nathan@vidican.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware suggestions Message-ID: <BANLkTimaCFsrRD%2BQY_ynY-P=MNHW2FCMLg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikdHwcJxAijfJ8KAjDsbV4x8nkEUw@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTimo6R615BVC51Rk7aM9RbvnjKtVRg@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTikdHwcJxAijfJ8KAjDsbV4x8nkEUw@mail.gmail.com>
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My thanks to everyone for their replies. I guess that I wasn't specific enough about my needs, though. I don't need a tiny chassis. In fact, I need a proxy for around 750-900 computers, so an Atom system or the like wouldn't work for me. I just have no rack space left. Fortunately, I might have found a way around this. So if you have any pre-built servers to recommend, I'd greatly appreciate it. For example, I'm currently reviewing the Dell PowerEdge T310's specs. Nate: Thanks. I read the handbook's entry on CARP last night. It looks easier than I had previously thought. I've started setting up a VMware environment of 2 FreeBSD systems and a unix desktop to try it out as a way to build a fail-over proxy. Looks like I'd have to stop using my current "in-line" design, though. Currently, I have a FreeBSD box between my network as a whole and the Internet connection. It acts as a router, a firewall, and a transparent proxy. CARP would require the system to not be "in-line," because a failed system would mean no router. Did I understand that correctly? Thanks to all, Jaime -- Network Administrator Cairo-Durham Central School District http://cns.cairodurham.org
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