So you think an Atom based x86 server with an SSD will do pretty well for a dedicated User Manager box?
Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101262 -Paul On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > You may be having a disk IO issue - the Routerboards are quite slow > reading to "disk". A junkyard PC would probably be faster then the > RB1000. > > Do you have CPU and RAM graphed? If not you should...and on every > other RouterOS device, too. > > As of 3.18 or 22 (around there) you get /sys store which let's you > move just about everything. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Paul Gerstenberger <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'd be very interested in something like this. I attempted a freeradius >> install once, but gave up when I found the User Manager so quick and easy. >> >> So would running the UM in a VM likely solve the performance issues? There >> is one other thing I thought of: I downgraded the RAM in the RB1000 where >> I'm running the UM to 512MB (from 2GB) when I was troubleshooting an issue >> earlier. I put the board back into production but forgot to restore the RAM. >> Perhaps that might help... >> >> I'm using the internal filesystem on the RB, can I point the UM to a CF card >> instead? >> >> -Paul >> >> On Jul 9, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: >> >>> I am working on making a fresh WIKI article to walk someone through >>> setting up FreeRADIUS, MySQL, and FreeSide. >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/9/2010 12:21 PM, David wrote: >>>> You should switch to using and external radius like freeradius and use a >>>> database like mysql. >>>> >>>> David Blood >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Paul Gerstenberger >>>>> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:18 AM >>>>> To: WISPA General List >>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Mikrotik User Manager Limitations and Alternatives >>>>> >>>>> We've started out using the Mikrotik User Manager package on an RB1000 >>>>> for our PPPoE authentication and accounting, but the interface is >>>>> slowing down now that we've got a few hundred customers on it and a few >>>>> months of accounting info. And we're only about a quarter of the way >>>>> into our current customer base. >>>>> >>>>> I like the simplicity and integration of the user manager, but is it >>>>> just not practical for 1000+ accounts? What of running RouterOS and UM >>>>> on x86 hardware? >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to clear the log files or groom them past a month or two >>>>> to keep the database size in check? The last backup I took was 14Mb. >>>>> >>>>> -Paul >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> --------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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