Hi,
I'm runnning some Endian's installed on Compact-Flash-Cards since a few
month without any trouble.
But I'm not using Endian-functions with a lot logging-output - I'm just
using OpenVPN, Firewall an DHCP-Server.
And of cause: you should not activate "Traffic Monitoring" (ntop)...
I think the normal logging behaviour is NOT a problem because the data
is added and not replaced - so different sectors from CF are used.
The virus-/spam-filter is maybe a bigger problem because a lot of
different files are created and deleted after a short period. So maybe
the same sector is used many times while other are never used. (I think
there is a special filesystem for compact-flash-cards but there are not
included in Endian, right?)
There is one more argument pro compact-flash: it is absolutly noiseless!
(ok, it depends on the environment).
- using a /var over a network is very good idea! I'm interested in
sucess-stories.
- using RAID1 with 2 CF should be very easy and reliable. (RAID1 is
automatically activated if 2 CF/disks are detected during Endian-install)
- another idea: use "tmpfs". Install enough memory (thats obviously
because you deactive swap, right?) and do something like this:
TMPFS_OPT="-o size=100m"
mkdir -p /tmp
echo /bin/mount -t tmpfs $TMPFS_OPT tmpfs /tmp
/bin/mount -t tmpfs $TMPFS_OPT tmpfs /tmp
mv /var /tmp && ln -s /tmp/var /mnt
The /var now is completly in RAM. Because tmpfs is lost after a reboot
you dont want to move /var completly to /tmp. Just look around where the
tmp-Files for virus-d und spam-scanner are stored.
Greetings,
Klaus
P.S. But there a boxes for your VIA-Mini-ITX board with enough place for
a harddik...
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Am 14.08.2007 23:01, Diederik Lascaris schrieb:
> Hi all,
>
> I was just wondering if it is wise to install EFW on a CF card instead
> of a normal (or 2.5”) harddrive. The major disadvantage of CF must be
> the limited write cycles it can handle before failure. I’m no *nux
> expert so I don’t know how much writing is done under normal operating
> conditions. I would imagine removing the swap partition is a big ‘write
> saver’, but there is a risk of getting out of memory.
>
> I’m not expecting this would support all the great features EFW has to
> offer like transparent http proxy, and so on, my goal is more to build
> a silent router for my home situation. Al I rely want to do is use it as
> an email proxy (virus and spam) and openvpn so I can login easely from
> everywere. I have bought a Via C3 533 MHz mini ITX board with a case
> that supports an extra pci device.
>
> If this works good enough for me at home I’m planning of distributing
> similar ‘routers’ to my clients , although with newer Via boards
> ofcourse, with the intention of running more features of EFW.
>
>
>
> So my question realy is if there is anyone out there who had tried this
> on a CF card? Or do you have other suggestions for me?
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