From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 12 09:03:12 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 69D07100 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:03:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uqs@FreeBSD.org) Received: from acme.spoerlein.net (acme.spoerlein.net [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:23c2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F26F88FC16 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:03:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (acme.spoerlein.net [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:23c2::1]) by acme.spoerlein.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q9C93ADE063211 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:03:10 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from uqs@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:03:10 +0200 From: Ulrich =?utf-8?B?U3DDtnJsZWlu?= To: Rainer Duffner Subject: Re: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver Message-ID: <20121012090310.GW69724@acme.spoerlein.net> Mail-Followup-To: Rainer Duffner , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> <20121011170546.27d63bbd@suse3> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20121011170546.27d63bbd@suse3> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org 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 09:03:12 -0000 On Thu, 2012-10-11 at 17:05:46 +0200, Rainer Duffner wrote: > Am Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:54:53 +0200 > schrieb Ulrich Spörlein : > > > 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 > > 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. > > 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 N40L > (it can boot from USB and you can thus boot FreeNAS from it) 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 ... Hmmm Uli