My brief experience with a Proliant ML570 server
Last week, I built a Compaq HP Proliant ML570. Quad-CPU, 1.9 GHz Xeon, 2 gigs of RAM, and about 200 gigs' worth of 10K RPM SCSI storage in two RAID arrays.
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I finished a modernization project where I replaced all of my 100-megabit gear with gigabit-capable gear, including my cabling and router and access points. But after I replaced my last 100-megabit...
View ArticleMy brief experience with a Proliant ML570 server
Last week, I built a Compaq HP Proliant ML570. Quad-CPU, 1.9 GHz Xeon, 2 gigs of RAM, and about 200 gigs' worth of 10K RPM SCSI storage in two RAID arrays. The post My brief experience with a Proliant...
View ArticleHow hard-coding your DNS can improve your security
I’ve long recommended hard-coding your DNS settings as a performance and reliability enhancement–here’s my guide for that–but it turns out it can be a security enhancement too. Botnets targetting...
View ArticleNeed a good, cheap dual gigabit NIC? I have just the thing.
If you need gigabit ports for your home server or router project and you’re short on available expansion slots, I have just the thing. Home sysadmins have known for a while that you can get cheap PCI-X...
View ArticleGigabit card only connecting at 100mbps? Here’s the fix.
I finished a modernization project where I replaced all of my 100-megabit gear with gigabit-capable gear, including my cabling and router and access points. But after I replaced my last 100-megabit...
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