CentOS - Jun 2015 - Using a CentOS 6 Machine as a gateway/router/home server

On 6/28/2015 11:50 PM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
> That DIY Kit was pretty cool, thanks for the info!
I note everyone is moving over to the Intel Avoton/Rangley 'system on a 
chip', this is the Xeon Atom C2xx8 series, like this...
http://store.netgate.com/ADI/RCC-VE-2440-board.aspx
(other versions of Rangley come with 2-4-6 ethernet ports, and 2-4-8 cores)

these are higher performance than the APU, for somewhat more watts and 
dollars.


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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

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> Behalf Of John R Pierce
> Sent: den 29 juni 2015 09:03
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> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Using a CentOS 6 Machine as a gateway/router/home
> server
> 
> On 6/28/2015 11:50 PM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
> > That DIY Kit was pretty cool, thanks for the info!
> 
> I note everyone is moving over to the Intel Avoton/Rangley 'system on a
> chip', this is the Xeon Atom C2xx8 series, like this...
> http://store.netgate.com/ADI/RCC-VE-2440-board.aspx
> (other versions of Rangley come with 2-4-6 ethernet ports, and 2-4-8
cores)
> 
> these are higher performance than the APU, for somewhat more watts and
> dollars.
Gotcha'. Fewer watts may be worth it in the long run, as this is a device
that's always on for obvious reasons.

-- 
//Sorin

On 6/29/2015 12:04 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
> Gotcha'. Fewer watts may be worth it in the long run, as this is a
device
> that's always on for obvious reasons.
depends entirely on your performance requirements.   the APU has no fans 
AND no vents, the case sheet metal is the heatsink.   this means it 
won't fill up with dust over time.    the lower end avoton/rangley chips 
have a heatsink and case vents, but not a fan, convection will move air 
and dust through the case.



-- 
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz