Err... I meant packs of cigarettes
NOT cartons :)
Quoting x...@darksmile.net:
The miniITX mobos are quite impressive.
There is no argument there.
However, My simple idea was this:
Since I want to keep time at 3 separate locations
and wanted stratum 1 NTP, I didn't want overkill.
Actually my reason for 3 different locations is simple:
Internet is flakey some places and sometimes just down.
I'd like to have correct time no matter what
happens to the internet.
The other thing I want to do is create a very small footprint
NTP server that basically looks like 3-4 cartons of
cigarettes stacked on top of each other.
Maybe even have the power supply on the bottom
of the stack.
I don't know if I'll be able to do this
but this is the general idea.
I think maybe something like this:
GPS Receiver + antenna connector
-----------------------------------
Interface board
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CPU main board
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Shield board (mostly ground plane)
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Power supply
-----------------------------------
If I could put this in a nice aluminum
case I think it would look beautiful.
-G
Quoting Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com>:
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Hal Murray <hmur...@megapathdsl.net> wrote:
One does NOT need a dedicated server for NTP. NTP can run on a
linux system
that is also a web and mail server or on e linux desktop system that you
use for web surfing and web browse ring, just as long as the box stays
running and you don't turn it off.
It's been discussed before, but probably worth repeating.
Don't overlook the cost of power. If you have an old power-hungry CPU that
you use for mail and web, leaving it on all the time can cost a lot.
Yes. You are right. that is why I posted a like to this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121442
this board uses very little power and as you say will pay for itself
quickly. You can reast your hand of the heat sink and notice there is
no fan. It uses just a few watts. and can run VMware, and multiple
servers
The
payoff time for replacing it with a low power system can be as low
as a year
or two.
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