We installed several Intel Gigabit cards in our old Imagestream and they worked great. They were the $40 Intel desktop cards.
Travis Microserv Tom Sharples wrote: > Just received the imagestream gateway router (vintage 2006 or so) , > unfortunately it's equipped with 4-port T1/E1 cards, not ethernet cards > (sigh). Does anyone know if these will work with standard (e.g. 3com, intel, > whatever) 10/100 ethernet adaptors, or do we have to use a proprietary card? > > Thanks, > > Tom S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom DeReggi" <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:19 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta? > > > Well, for that many NIC included, you got a steal. > A single 4port Intel oem Gig card PCI-e costs $430 new. > > (Actually that is probably not true, cause its probably an older model that > doesn't have PCI-E nic cards.) > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Sharples" <tsharp...@qorvus.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 2:10 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta? > > > I picked up the Gateway model, equipped with nine 4-port ethernet expansion > boards, for $625 on Ebay. Seems like a good deal altho I don't know what > this model costs new with the added ports. Way more than we really need. I'm > looking forward to trying it out tho. > > Tom S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 9:57 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta? > > > Call support and they can fix your ImageStream issues. Need to push a > little bit and use the phone. To this day I've not had a response to > my emails without a phone call. > > On 4/6/10, Scott Lambert <lamb...@lambertfam.org> wrote: > >> On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 11:37:54PM -0400, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >>> I really think you'll love ImageStream... >>> >> I don't mind the three living ImageStream TransPort routers we >> inherited. Once I changed the editor to default to vi, I was pretty >> happy. >> >> I am not much of a fan of the interface configuration, though it is >> currently more flexible and transparent than pfSense for multiple >> subnets on the same interface. The shellcmd plugin lets me have a GUI >> to get around the current inadaquacy of the interface configuration GUI >> of pfSense 1.2.3. >> >> I do find that I will make a change to the default route on the >> Interface Configuration file; it will reload sand; and I will have to >> go to bash and route delete default, route add default gateway newip >> manually. Or, I will put a new subnet on an interface and can't get >> OSPFd to talk on that interface until I reboot the box. >> >> Just stopping and starting OSPFd didn't work. I don't know if that is >> an indication that I have bad hardware or what. Using suspect gear for >> your first experience with a platform is probably not the best situation >> for figuring out what is what. The other 4 inherited TransPorts all >> have one or more blown ethernet ports so I haven't been able to use >> them. I can't point to anything on the other three that screams "I'm >> busted." >> >> Having to reboot is really annoying. Having to use the shell to >> manually apply desired configuration changes, annoying, but at least >> they give me the tools to do it. :-) I like flexibility. >> >> The biggest problem I have with going whole hog for the ImageStreams is, >> it would take me much longer to train guys to run the ImageStreams than >> it will take to train them to run pfSense. The secondary problem is >> cost : >> >> pfSense on Alix: $204 3 eth >> pfSense on soekris: $275-350 4 eth >> >> ImageStream on TransPort: $900 new 4 eth >> $600 e-bay. 3 eth >> >> We only do about 20 to 30 Mbps where I will have these deployed. More >> horsepower would be wasted. The BGP running pfSense box is a bit >> beefier than the Alix boxes, but didn't quite cost as much as a new >> TransPort. >> >> >>> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Scott Lambert >>> <lamb...@lambertfam.org>wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 07:52:41PM -0400, Glenn Kelley wrote: >>>> >>>>> Scott >>>>> >>>>> One limitation currently with BGP is you cannot have more than 1 >>>>> peer. >>>>> I am awaiting that fix myself. >>>>> >>>> In the GUI anyway. >>>> >>>> 1. mount -u -w / >>>> >>>> 2. vi config file >>>> >>>> 3. Don't change the config in the gui again until it gets updated to >>>> handle more peers. >>>> >>>> That's why I love pfSense, if the GUI doesn't support it, I can still >>>> make it work. >>>> >>>> I only need one peer for now. The only reason it needs to speak BGP is >>>> so I can announce a subset of our ARIN space to the transit provider. >>>> >>>> I've been tempted to just pkg_add quagga. But my long term goal is to >>>> not be the only guy here who can manage the network. >>>> >>>> >>>>> I love PFSENSE - Chris has done an awesome job on that project. >>>>> >>>> Durn tootin'. Chris and that other Scott, and Ermal and . . . >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix >>>> SysAdmin >>>> lamb...@lambertfam.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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