Upboards

[randomaustralian]

eyeing off an up-board.

they run an intel atom but only have 1 nic…  is it inadvisable to use a usb3 nic interface?

thanks

[heper]

Usb is not what you want

[randomaustralian]

surely its no worse then using a vm?

[heper]

Vm's are generally OK (if you pick a well suited hypervisor)

USB NICs are almost always crappy with buggy drivers.

[randomaustralian]

using an vmware esxi 4.1 box.

server is to old to run a more recent version.

i would still have thought a dedicated firewall box was better then a vm

[KOM]

VM is much easier to manage.  If you're a keener, match a VM with a physical unit in a HA arrangement.

[randomaustralian]

@KOM:

VM is much easier to manage.  If you're a keener, match a VM with a physical unit in a HA arrangement.

sorry i don't understand,

can you explain

[randomaustralian]

can someone explain what a HA arrangment is

[heper]

High availability / carp cluster

[KOM]

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/High_Availability

[randomaustralian]

thank you

[johnpoz]

"server is to old to run a more recent version."

How old is it..  Get a new one if its that freaking old ;)

[randomaustralian]

@johnpoz:

"server is to old to run a more recent version."

How old is it..  Get a new one if its that freaking old ;)

its a ibm 88642tm… feel free to donate to the "i need a new server" cause