Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-11-16 Thread Nick Olsen
ay, November 16, 2009 4:21 PM To: "WISPA General List" Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom Travis, If the machine is USB or CD bootable boot up a Linux live cd and see if works. If it does you know MT is the issue. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-16 Thread Robert West
: [WISPA] MT on Atom We bought several of the Supermicro Atom 330 units, with the case tha t has I/O on the front and added a PCI-E Intel GigE 4 port card. We have been very happy with them, Mikrotik reports 4 CPUS! -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-16 Thread Nick Olsen
. Nick Olsen Brevard Wireless (321) 205-1100 x106 From: "Curtis Maurand" Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:20 AM To: "n...@brevardwireless.com" , "WISPA General List" Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom I've had a cou

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-16 Thread Curtis Maurand
> > Nick Olsen > Brevard Wireless > (321) 205-1100 x106 > > > > > From: "Josh Luthman" > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:07 PM > To: "n...@brevardwireless.com" , "WISPA General > List" > Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom >

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Butch Evans
On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 22:09 -0600, Travis Johnson wrote: > In our bench testing, the RB1000 actually performs very well. You > can't just compare CPU's (as I'm sure you know). The RB1000 was > designed from the ground up to move packets. The Atom CPU was designed > as an inexpensive computer system

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Butch Evans
On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 21:18 -0400, Nick Olsen wrote: > My ignorance may be showing, but by 2xFE i assume you mean 2 fast ethernet > adapters ie 10/100 > both the adapters on that supermicro are Gig (10/100/1000) Perhaps I misread the specs. --

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Scott Carullo
om: "can...@believewireless.net" > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:49 AM > To: "n...@brevardwireless.com" , "WISPA General List" > Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom > > If you are doing BGP, I will take a dual core CPU over a single core > even if it's slo

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Scott Carullo
The price lol Scott Carullo Brevard Wireless 321-205-1100 x102 Original Message > From: "Travis Johnson" > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:09 AM > To: "WISPA General List" >

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread can...@believewireless.net
> Brevard Wireless > (321) 205-1100 x106 > > > > > From: "Travis Johnson" > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:09 AM > To: "WISPA General List" > Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom > > In our bench testing, th

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Nick Olsen
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:09 AM To: "WISPA General List" Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom In our bench testing, the RB1000 actually performs very well. You can't just compare CPU's (as I'm sure you know). The RB1000 was designed from the ground up to move packet

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Travis Johnson
In our bench testing, the RB1000 actually performs very well. You can't just compare CPU's (as I'm sure you know). The RB1000 was designed from the ground up to move packets. The Atom CPU was designed as an inexpensive computer system. I think I have a dual-core 1.6ghz Atom board and CPU (Inte

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
Wireless > (321) 205-1100 x106 > > > > > From: "Butch Evans" > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:49 PM > To: "WISPA General List" > Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom > > On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 13:10 -0600, Travis Johnson wrote: >

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Nick Olsen
October 15, 2009 8:49 PM To: "WISPA General List" Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 13:10 -0600, Travis Johnson wrote: > Probably about the equivalent of the RB1000 (but only > with 2 FE ports). About the equivalent of the rb1000? You gotta be kidding! RB1000

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
Atom versus PPC though... Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Butch Evans

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Butch Evans
On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 13:10 -0600, Travis Johnson wrote: > Probably about the equivalent of the RB1000 (but only > with 2 FE ports). About the equivalent of the rb1000? You gotta be kidding! RB1000 is 1.3GHz SINGLE CORE cpu. That one is 1.6GHz Dual-core. It'll be a LOT more different than ju

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Nick Olsen
vardwireless.com" , "WISPA General List" Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom It's x86 so it should work. Doesn't have RAM, you'll need to buy that. It has Realtek NICs. Worst things in the world. Linux hates them especially. However much faith you want to put in &

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Travis Johnson
Yes, that unit would work well for a small MT router. Probably about the equivalent of the RB1000 (but only with 2 FE ports). Travis Microserv Nick Olsen wrote: > Has anyone tried Mikrotik on a atom board? > > I noticed this > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101262 > I

Re: [WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
It's x86 so it should work. Doesn't have RAM, you'll need to buy that. It has Realtek NICs. Worst things in the world. Linux hates them especially. However much faith you want to put in "SuperMicro" is up to you - I have no experience. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 11

[WISPA] MT on Atom

2009-10-15 Thread Nick Olsen
Has anyone tried Mikrotik on a atom board? I noticed this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101262 I think this would make a decent router for the price. Your thoughts? Nick Olsen Brevard Wireless (321) 205-1100 x106 -