Comments on: The hidden world of Linux http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/the-hidden-world-of-linux/ Warning, may or may not contain nuts.... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:35:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gary Sims http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/the-hidden-world-of-linux/#comment-573 Gary Sims Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:29:30 +0000 http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-573 I'm glad you mention FreeNAS (although it isn't Linux based as you mention) it is a cool piece of software. Thanks, Gary I’m glad you mention FreeNAS (although it isn’t Linux based as you mention) it is a cool piece of software.

Thanks, Gary

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]]> By: eksith http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/the-hidden-world-of-linux/#comment-218 eksith Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:46:18 +0000 http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-218 It's true that power consumption can be an issue when setting up a system for firewall/router use. I found a way around this by buying old thin-clients off of eBay. They're generally effcient and consume about the same power as a plugged-in laptop. Or you can use old laptops for this purpose as well... Plus, after the dot-com bubble, there are plenty of leftover technology still floating around. It’s true that power consumption can be an issue when setting up a system for firewall/router use.

I found a way around this by buying old thin-clients off of eBay.
They’re generally effcient and consume about the same power as a plugged-in laptop. Or you can use old laptops for this purpose as well…
Plus, after the dot-com bubble, there are plenty of leftover technology still floating around.

]]> By: Thumos http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/the-hidden-world-of-linux/#comment-217 Thumos Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:49:57 +0000 http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-217 Good overview, I have been wrestling with the power consumption issue as well. My dilemma has been do I run multiple applications like FreeNAS, IPCop, MythTV, etc. as virtual machines or is it better to roll my own solution via a Debian or CentOS base system? Running multiple virtual machines is going to require a much more resource intensive machine to run effectively. I am glad you plan on doing some follow up posts and I look forward to reading your findings. Good overview, I have been wrestling with the power consumption issue as well. My dilemma has been do I run multiple applications like FreeNAS, IPCop, MythTV, etc. as virtual machines or is it better to roll my own solution via a Debian or CentOS base system? Running multiple virtual machines is going to require a much more resource intensive machine to run effectively. I am glad you plan on doing some follow up posts and I look forward to reading your findings.

]]> By: whyamistilltyping http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/the-hidden-world-of-linux/#comment-212 whyamistilltyping Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:25:22 +0000 http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-212 Yes, I wrote about b43 back in december (http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/bcm43xx-is-now-deprecated-woohoo/) and I am rather looking forward to Ubuntu 8.04 because of this :) I did try to install it manually on 7.10, but whilst the driver worked fine, I could not sucessfully use the new b43-fwcutter... Yes, I wrote about b43 back in december (http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/bcm43xx-is-now-deprecated-woohoo/) and I am rather looking forward to Ubuntu 8.04 because of this :) I did try to install it manually on 7.10, but whilst the driver worked fine, I could not sucessfully use the new b43-fwcutter…

]]> By: timetrap http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/the-hidden-world-of-linux/#comment-211 timetrap Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:54:47 +0000 http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-211 Actually the broadcom chipsets just got a better driver with kernel release 2.6.24 (rather than using the old 'bcm43xx' you can now use 'b43' driver) Actually the broadcom chipsets just got a better driver with kernel release 2.6.24 (rather than using the old ‘bcm43xx’ you can now use ‘b43′ driver)

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