Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:14:20 -0800 From: Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> To: Julien Cigar <jcigar@ulb.ac.be> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? Message-ID: <5463A37C.7080103@bluerosetech.com> In-Reply-To: <20141112092112.GO8131@mordor.lan> References: <CANnsUMFp%2BrQkQbd7j8DPBSFqyB75SAQ_brp8g-NH14Q=RhK=YQ@mail.gmail.com> <20141112092112.GO8131@mordor.lan>
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On 11/12/2014 1:21 AM, Julien Cigar wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 09:57:02AM -0800, Chris Maness wrote: >> 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. > > we're using a Soekris 6501 here at work as a router/dns cache/proxy/... > and it works like a charm .. The only problem is that it doesn't boot > with the default GENERIC kernel (on amd64), due to the lack of an ACPI > BIOS I was looking at those a while back. Do you have the -30, -50, or -70? My concern was if it was capable of gigabit line rates with a real-world packet filter ruleset. What packet and data rates can it do? What kind of filtering are you doing? I'm excited to see they have a Rangeley product in the pipe.
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