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2611 s highway 101 san diego, ca 92007 209 984 0880 http://evdo-coverage.com/cell-phone-antenna-booster.html On 1/30/06, Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just bread down and put Dell rack mount servers in place..... > > grin > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! > 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:57 PM > Subject: [WISPA] My Towers Need More CPU - suggestions? > > > > Like many folks on this list (I'm guessing), I have a lot of PC-type > > hardware at tower locations. Right now, it's mostly RouterBoard 230s and > > WRAPs, but those systems just don't have all that much CPU power, and > > I'd like to try to improve things. When you start seriously tinkering > > with traffic shaping, firewalling, and especially some of the advanced > > filtering you can do with Linux these days, 233MHz just doesn't go as > > far as it used to. > > > > There are all kinds of cheap computers out there, so getting something > > with more CPU power than those boards (both of which are basically > > Pentium 233s or so) isn't the problem. > > > > The problems are size/space, and that pesky weather. > > > > Ideally, I'd like something with at least double the raw horsepower (a > > P-500 or better), not too much larger than a RouterBoard, and that can > > handle temperatures from -20 to +120 (Fahrenheit, obviously, and those > > numbers are the highs and lows from the last couple years, with a bit of > > breathing room). I'm shooting for "no moving parts," so a fanless system > > would be ideal. > > > > And while it needs to be small, it also needs to have at least two > > Ethernet ports, and for bonus points, access to a PCI slot (for adding > > things like miniPCI card adapters). > > > > I'd also like a flying car. :D > > > > If it existed, a Soekris 5501 would probably fill the bill, but it's > > been listed as "coming soon" since late 2004. There's also a number of > > low-end VIA EPIA-based boards that, while a bit larger than I'd really > > prefer, would probably work. (Eje at wisp-router sells a couple systems > > that look like they'd do the job.) > > > > So, does anyone have any recommendations on specific hardware for > > something like this? Surely someone else out there has run into the same > > kind of problems. I suspect my size constraint will be the most > > difficult, but it's also the most flexible. Reliability is obviously my > > top concern. > > > > David Smith > > MVN.net > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Robert Q Kim, Wireless Internet Advisor http://evdo-coverage.com/cellular-repeater.html http://hsdpa-coverage.com 2611 S. Pacific Coast Highway 101 Suite 102 Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 206 984 0880 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
