Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) Thanks. so make use of it's huge power. first make gateway, then add squid at least. possibly mail etc. A question out of subject: Do I need to install in such conditions: a network composed of one gateway and two other nodes at maximum and a slow connection? I mean does it improve anything? Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
(cheap) PC to act as the gateway. The hardware specification is CPU: Pentium II at 433MHz RAM: 128MB HDD: IDE 4GB LAN Card: D-Link 538FE Internet connection is a slow one below 512Kbps and there is only one other node than the gateway in the network. Is the configuration enough? for pure gateway/nat 486 with 8MB RAM is enough with netbsd, and with freebsd will be too but i'm not sure FreeBSD can be used on 8MB, for sure it can on 16. i'm using such configurations (486/25 to 50, 8MB RAM) many places. hardware was for free. on machine you specified you may use squid and make your mailserver etc. without problems. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) Thanks. so make use of it's huge power. first make gateway, then add squid at least. possibly mail etc. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
One other question -a bit silly: If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware failures such as HDD crash? actually disks feel better when running 24/7. other elements too. stable temperature etc... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
You will be pleasantly surprised to find out that with adequate cooling and a good quality power supply, most standard PCs can go on for ages without a single problem, no shutdowns, no reboots. A UPS is also such low end (by today standards) machine is actually better. it rarely overheats. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
One other question -a bit silly: If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware failures such as HDD crash? Bahman On 8/21/07, Bahman M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it anyway.) Yes, the machine has 2 D-Link cards. More than enough. I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) Thanks. Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
Bahman M. wrote: One other question -a bit silly: If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware failures such as HDD crash? Bahman You will be pleasantly surprised to find out that with adequate cooling and a good quality power supply, most standard PCs can go on for ages without a single problem, no shutdowns, no reboots. A UPS is also recommended but definitely not required if the machine will not have mission critical data (as I understand, yours will not have any data at all...). In fact, from my experience, the 24/7 machines may be more reliable than others since they will not go the endless power up / down cycles that actually stresses components, both electronic and mechanical (like disks). Hard disks mostly wear out from constant head movement and not just by simply spinning idly. Low load machines, where IO bound processes are few, will have no problems with disk reliability. Just test the components (ie memtest, disk surface etc. esp. if old), install, turn on and forget. FreeBSD will happily do the rest... forever that is :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 04:07:42PM +0330, Bahman M. wrote: One other question -a bit silly: If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware failures such as HDD crash? As long as it doesn't overheat (and as long as you do not care overly much about increasing the electricity bill) you can pretty much leave it on all the time. Bahman On 8/21/07, Bahman M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it anyway.) Yes, the machine has 2 D-Link cards. More than enough. I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) Thanks. Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 04:07:42PM +0330, Bahman M. wrote: One other question -a bit silly: If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware failures such as HDD crash? On average, the less you power it off the better. Power cycling is more stressful than running. The exception would be if it is getting too hot while running and that is a totally different problem, not fixable by powering it off and on. jerry Bahman On 8/21/07, Bahman M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it anyway.) Yes, the machine has 2 D-Link cards. More than enough. I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) Thanks. Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
Thank you all! Very surprising! I didn't know that. Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Minimal gateway hardware configuration
Hi all, I'd like to setup a small home network therefore I plan to buy an old (cheap) PC to act as the gateway. The hardware specification is CPU: Pentium II at 433MHz RAM: 128MB HDD: IDE 4GB LAN Card: D-Link 538FE Internet connection is a slow one below 512Kbps and there is only one other node than the gateway in the network. Is the configuration enough? Thanks in advance, Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 01:32:28PM +0330, Bahman M. wrote: Hi all, I'd like to setup a small home network therefore I plan to buy an old (cheap) PC to act as the gateway. The hardware specification is CPU: Pentium II at 433MHz RAM: 128MB HDD: IDE 4GB LAN Card: D-Link 538FE Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it anyway.) Internet connection is a slow one below 512Kbps and there is only one other node than the gateway in the network. Is the configuration enough? More than enough. I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration
Note: You need two LAN cards: One for the outside connection and one to your internal network. (You probably already know that, but since you referred to 'LAN Card' in the singular I thought I should mention it anyway.) Yes, the machine has 2 D-Link cards. More than enough. I use a Pentium I @ 133MHz w/ 64MB RAM as a gateway with a faster Internet connection (8Mbps down / 1Mbps up) and it has no problem keeping up. Earlier I had only 512 Kbps connection, and at that time used a 386sx @ 33MHZ w/ 8MB RAM as gateway. It had no problem handling that speed. Then my configuration is not minimal I'd say :-) Thanks. Bahman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
