Re: Low power OpenBSD machine

Also have a look at the fanless VIA C7 processor. Timothy Hume wrote: Hi, My current PC is not very healthy. I am considering building a new low power consumption machine. I want something a bit more powerful than a Soekris, but it doesn't have to be the fastest machine around. I will be

bgpd crashes on long AS-path

I admin multipe openbgp servers for a handful of companies. On Monday (16th), I was notified that bgp had crashed on 4 out of the 8 machines. The bgpd crashed because it was being advertised a route with a long AS path ( 255). The incident was global, and more information can be found on the

Re: Problems with (em) on Nexcom NSA 1180

I now know the reason for the intel network cards failing to initalise on OpenBSD. OpenBSD doesn't have a driver for the bridge chipset (PLX) therefore cannot utilise the LAN ports on board. I have checked the PLX website and their doesn't appear to be any support for OpenBSD. Jules

Problems with (em) on Nexcom NSA 1180

I have recently acquired, 3 * Nexcom NSA 1108 units - with the intention of using them as OpenBSD routers. Information about the unit can be found here :- http://www.nexcomuk.co.uk/product/productshow.jsp?iid=13pid=692 The unit has the following onboard LAN chips :- PCI-E GbE: Intel. 82571EB