Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] CF based Linux systems on a budget.

["Shawn Parker" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

yea. what i want to do is use one of those 15 disc systems from
http://coraid.com/

On 3/8/06, Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
>
> > i'm building a linux based firewall using a travla 15" deep 1u
> > rackmount box and a via mainboard....i considered using a cf card for
> > the os. but, went with a 80 gig drive so i could run squid proxying
> > without worry of space.
> >
> Putting the software on one drive and the proxy's cache on another will
> speed the system up a lot. Even more so if you put the OS and software
> on a CF drive. Can probably fit both into a 1u box.
> >  cf cards are great for building custom thin-clients or firewalls. i
> > also had this crazy idea of building a small cluster using the via
> > mainboards and cf cards for the nodes. then just building a nas for
> > storage. travla has a 1u rackmount that holds 2 via boards. you can
> > get two nodes in a single case.
> >
> External hdd's are really the way to go. Much easier to maintain and add
> to than in the same case as the cpu. Be like me and get TB+ NAS's to go
> with your computers.
>
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> Michael McGlothlin, tech monkey
> Tub Monkey
> http://www.tubmonkey.com/
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