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| 2008-03-04 |
| I've put the server back the way it was, with the spare on standby (207.114.86.29). I have plans for it. I've spent a lot of time in the past three or four days rewriting a lot of code, and I've found lots of places where I should be writing still more, since my programming style's changed a lot since I first started writing this site. The attack looks like it's over -- we've got a moderate activity level, much more in keeping with what we've had in the past. If things start up again, I'll put the spare back in for redirect and move Apache behind the hedge. Long term, I'd like to upgrade to a more capable machine. We've got 2GB of memory that I'd like to see at 4GB at least, and we've got a single Pentium processor that I'd like to see at least dual core and maybe a couple of them side by side. That's assuming the hardware fund ever gets back to the point where it'll buy that. Maybe this time next year... Thanks for sticking with us through this mess. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #20 "Anyone else want to step up?" I don't know anything about computer hardware, OS, but I can sure donate to the purchase. Fred, please e-mail me if I can help with this. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-04 23:01 |
| #19 Fred if you can get someone to pony up for the board with an Intel dual 771 socket (I suggest a server board by by SuperMicro), I can give you one Xeon dual core 5130 (and possibly a second if I can get it from a salvage machine that I may be able to grab) and maybe 2x 1GB of 240 pin PC2-5300. I also have a line on a pair of 80GB Cheetah 7200.9's and a raid controller. And don't worry - they didn;t "fall off the back of the truck". I get stuff from friends who are decomissioning servers - I have some friends whose "enviro" corporate types do not allow them to scavenge them (per their compnay = too much of an opportunity to "steal" company property), nor can they reuse parts since its not under warranty from thier server supplier, and they have to pay for "green disposal". So I get them a cert for the corpse from a local recycler, and pick it for the parts after I test them. HD's and chips are always 1-2 behind the curve, but a Xeon 5130 is a great starter chip, and a dual core will scream. Most of the time, I try to refurb them with Linux for charity if they are workable. But I hav no real use for server-class cpus. I just happened to keep this one and some ram to cobble together a server - may as well cobble one together for you. So all, Thats one Xeon 5130 Dual Core Server CPU Socket 771. Anyone else want to step up? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-03-04 22:19 |
| #18 Here in the South a Goober isn't necessarily dumb, just silly and un-educated. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-03-04 21:19 |
| #17 someone named Goober asks? Dis Fixed that for ya', Frank. Ain't trolls a DUMB pain in the ass. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-04 21:02 |
| #16 someone named Goober asks? Discuss |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-04 19:44 |
| #15 Why are Americans dumb? Discuss. |
| Posted by: Goober Elminesh6052 2008-03-04 19:34 |
| #14 I think the usual sequence is that AMD introduces it and a month or two later Intel tops them. Let me check and see what type of memory we use. It might be then-top-of-the-line 2700. |
| Posted by: Fred 2008-03-04 19:29 |
| #13 Fred, I have 2 extra 1GB sticks of DDR2 that works at 800MHz. If you want them, shoot me an email to my junk post box jas9146 at yahoo. com and I will mail them to you. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-03-04 15:14 |
| #12 Lately, Intel has been kicking the pants of AMD performance-wise. Also from distant memories the Core2 Duo uses less power so there is a smaller bill. The drawback is that you will cause less global warming. :-) |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-03-04 15:05 |
| #11 Sorry, 30 million storage, not billion. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-04 14:29 |
| #10 I have a "Bigfoot" hard drive with 30 gig storage, and it's only a couple of clams over 100, might look into it. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-04 14:27 |
| #9 Master Fred's pretty special. |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-03-04 14:17 |
| #8 Dunno how you work a full time job and then do Rantburg too but there are those of us who appreciate it. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-03-04 11:26 |
| #7 I'm not committed, as long as Linux will run on it. My laptop runs an AMD chip and I'm happy with it. |
| Posted by: Fred 2008-03-04 10:12 |
| #6 Are you committed to the Pentium? Or would one of the AMD Athlon 64 X2's be suitable? Also, what form factor: Tower, Mid-Tower, 1U...? |
| Posted by: Pancho Elmomoter8223 2008-03-04 09:23 |
| #5 God bless you Fred and thanks for you hard work. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-03-04 07:59 |
| #4 Hey Fred, when you get to the point of wanting a new server, we could buy it through our company since we get a pretty good discount if your company doesn't have an employee buy program. Let me know if you are interested. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-04 07:34 |
| #3 Many thanks Fred, badanov, the mod squad, and anyone else who has been lending a hand. Love you guys - and gals. Let's keep giving the pond scum something to hate. See y'all at the tip jar. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2008-03-04 03:48 |
| #2 DDR2 is under $20/GB and quad-cores are getting down near $200 these days, though that's on a desktop motherboard. I dunno if you're running on some server architecture or something. Anyway, I guess it's about time to hit the hardware fund tipjar... |
| Posted by: JSU 2008-03-04 01:06 |
| #1 We stand behind you, Fred. I'll be rattling the tip jar later this week. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-03-04 00:15 |