Dear Group:
Apologies up front, but the following info is bit loaded I currently have a 1U dual mini-itx boards redundant router that has 512MB ram and 1Ghz VIA embedded processors. Each ½ of the chassis also has a compact flash slot, but no CD-ROMs. Vyatta 3.0 OFR is installed on both, and I currently have VRRP configured and working with the given setup, and Bind9 acting as a Master on one and slave on the other. Though things seem to work more/less, I am noticing inbound traffic (wan) is seriously sketchy. I observe this over port http and ssh ports, both of which are very slow, and 50% of this time result in connection time outs. When I hit a hosted web page, the first attempt always results in a The connection was reset message with Firefox. Subsequent hits to the same site may or may not load the requested page. When I Putty in, I also experience slowness, and drop outs. I am guessing I have a mis-configuration somewhere. Before I begin troubleshooting, I am writing to request advice on a better way to manage my routers. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to install Vyatta from a compact flash card. So, instead, whenever I have needed to start over I have pulled out the hard drives, slapped them in my other server, and installed Vyatta from CD-ROM, then slapped them back into the routers. This is a PIA! I am wondering from anyone out there, if given the above specs, if it would be wise to install some stripped down linux distro as a host on each router, then run Vyatta in a virtual machine using something like VmWare Server. I am worried that with 512MB ram, and 1Ghz, performance might suffer. Bottom line, if I jack up my router FUBAR style, I would like to get a new install in place very quickly, and maybe a VM gold build might be a good plan. Any considerations regarding this strategy or maybe others are very welcome! Thanks! Todd Worden Web-Wired, LLC 434.906.0420 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.web-wired.com <http://www.web-wired.com/>
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