On Sep 2, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Charles Scott wrote:
Gary & All:
It's funny how these things go. No sooner did I put the question on
this list than I realized we have a spare HP DL385 with a dual-core
AMD 2.2 GHz processor, 2GB RAM, and 2x72 GB 10K SCSI drives sitting
here at work doing nothing. Even has dual supplies and the
additional fans along with lights-out management. Should be perfect
for a site I can't get to 6 months of the year. The AMD processor
should do fine in 32-bit i386 compatibility mode. It also has DVD,
USB and I believe two slots open for cards.
Since I'm a Linux guy, there's no telling what I might want to do
with the horsepower once it's installed. Anything that might trip me
up here? Are there going to be restrictions on what I can run on the
gateway system?
Chuck - N8DNX
That's a very capable box for a gateway. I would venture if you can't
get to the site 6 months out of the year, your limit for most uses is
going to be the network pipe, not the horsepower of this box. I guess
you could run massive CPU or memory intensive applications that might
limit, but if you are a Linux guy, you know about the 'nice' command :)
John D. Hays
Amateur Radio Station K7VE
PO Box 1223
Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 VOIP/SIP: [email protected]
