On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:35 AM, mehma sarja <[email protected]> wrote: > 1.2.3-RC3, nanobsd on a Netgate Alix board with 256 MB RAM and a 8GB CF > card. The firmware and all have been updated. > > Have been playing around with this box as a firewall for the last couple of > weeks. Then I did the unthinkable and ventured out of my comfort shell. > Installed DNS Blacklist, Snort and Backup. Well, I can report that Backup > runs without problems. Initially DNS Blacklist ran but then I installed the > dreaded pig... Snort. > > I had to try a few times for the install to take. Then Snort ran and I got > even bolder. I turned on a bunch of rules without knowing what they actually > did. And that did me in. Keeping my eye on the RAM - I reached 84% and then > it happened. As Snort rules get exercised, memory usage skyrockets and > froze my little Alix box. > > So, my question really is how far can these little machines be pushed? >
Even Snort with a lighter config is probably doable. But yeah if you push it past its limits, which isn't hard to do when you're running Snort, you can easily kill the box. There is no swap, so when you run out of RAM, things can go haywire. Aside from running crazy things that you shouldn't be with 256 MB RAM, the ALIX hardware and embedded is rock solid. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
