On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 09:33:57AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: Date on previous message is symptom of server dying. Yes, I know I just have toe replace CMOS battery. But when enough things go wrong it's time to migrate instead of keeping patchng things together.
-- hendrik > Home server is slowly dying. CMOS battery died, has trouble booting (though > I > always manage to get it to boot because I have two independent ways to do > it), USB > died, and so forth. > > I am in process of replacing it. > > I need file server and network front end. At present they are the same > machine, > but that is not at all necessary. > > The replacements I have seen use intel hardware, and will also function as > high-powered compute engines (8 cores, etc., and I have uses in mind for all > those > cores) > > But I'd rather not have intel hardware facing the net, given known and > potential > vulnerabilities in the management engine. > > Rumour has it that AMD has something similar, though I don't know the details > and > havent heard of any actual attacks -- yet. > > > So I've been wondering about ARM machines. Perhaps as network front ends, > with the > intel-based file server and compute enging behind the firewall. > > Haven't seen anything relevant for a file server. Anyone know of one? > (I've seen an ARM file linux-based file server, but its physical dimensions > are for > hard drives a lot smaller than the ones I'm now using) > > But I suspect there may sell be machines that will serve as internet front > ends. > As firewalls, mail forwarders and low-powered web servers (mostly static > files). > > I'd want them to have at least two ethernet ports, one to the world and one > to the > lan. I'd like to be able to install a Linux distro of my choice and > configure it > as I choose. Ideally it could boot from USB so I coud easily reinstall or > replace > the entire bootable system in case of corruption (which I hope won't happen, > of course) > > Anyone know of suotable hardware? > > -- hendrik > > P.S. I do not have the tools or skill to solder, so many potential kits are > beyond > my reach. I have soldered in that past, and it was a mess, with cold solder > joints > and solder dripping where it doesn't belong and so forth. I'm not prepared > to ruin > expensive equipmeent this way. > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
