LinuxQuestions.org
Visit Jeremy's Blog.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Networking
User Name
Password
Linux - Networking This forum is for any issue related to networks or networking.
Routing, network cards, OSI, etc. Anything is fair game.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 06-19-2006, 01:12 PM   #1
aldimeneira
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 132

Rep: Reputation: 15
nano-ITX server with VIA Eden-N CPU?


Hi,

I'm looking for a (15 dBA or below whisper) silent ultra-low power usage (less than 20 Watts) server. It will be used as an xhtml/css personal website server and "bittorrent seeder" of a file that won't grow more than 1.5 GB. It has to have at least 10/100 ethernet and WiFi.

For the future I was thinking of using it as a "frontend" for a bigger server so that the IP don't change (...for the domain) to seed more files.

This CPU looks like a good choice: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/eden-n/

Is it enough to host a simple website and feed torrents?


(basically all torrents will be FOSS distros )

Last edited by aldimeneira; 06-19-2006 at 02:48 PM.
 
Old 06-20-2006, 06:54 PM   #2
johnson_steve
Senior Member
 
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: BrewCity, USA (Milwaukee, WI)
Distribution: Xubuntu 9.10, Gentoo 2.6.27 (AMD64), Darwin 9.0.0 (arm)
Posts: 1,152

Rep: Reputation: 46
give it a decent amount of ram and I think it should work fine even at the lowest 533mhz speed. why do you need such a tiny server?
 
Old 06-20-2006, 07:16 PM   #3
aldimeneira
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 132

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnson_steve
give it a decent amount of ram and I think it should work fine even at the lowest 533mhz speed.
Thanks. I never knew RAM was so important even for a nano-server. Maybe with 1 GB upgradable to 3 GB

Quote:
Originally Posted by johnson_steve
why do you need such a tiny server?
I will design and code a user interface for Linux/*BSD. Most code will be inherited from many FOSS projects (mainly: OpenGL, Cairo, Xgl). I want to improve in some way the way user interfaces are designed and for that I don't have to code everything.

At least one file of 600 MB will have to be uploaded periodically in a server... I've a 128/64 kbps conection (soon it will be 256/128 kbps) and even with an affordable and decent host it will take simply too much time to even bother. For this case it's better to set up a nano-server and simply replace the file locally and distribute it via bittorrent.

Also for the fun of setting up one tiny server

Last edited by aldimeneira; 06-20-2006 at 07:17 PM.
 
Old 06-20-2006, 07:25 PM   #4
johnson_steve
Senior Member
 
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: BrewCity, USA (Milwaukee, WI)
Distribution: Xubuntu 9.10, Gentoo 2.6.27 (AMD64), Darwin 9.0.0 (arm)
Posts: 1,152

Rep: Reputation: 46
Quote:
Originally Posted by aldimeneira
Thanks. I never knew RAM was so important even for a nano-server. Maybe with 1 GB upgradable to 3 GB
ram is very important (in my opinion more so then cpu speed) but I was thinking 512Mb 1G is more then enough. btw my torrent box is an old P1 175Mhz with 256Mb of ram. 20Gb HDD runing ubuntu (no X just bittorrent and sshd.)
 
Old 06-20-2006, 08:06 PM   #5
aldimeneira
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 132

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnson_steve
ram is very important (in my opinion more so then cpu speed) but I was thinking 512Mb 1G is more then enough. btw my torrent box is an old P1 175Mhz with 256Mb of ram. 20Gb HDD runing ubuntu (no X just bittorrent and sshd.)
Yes, when I set up the server it will be similar.

(when I get a new main PC) I can reutilize:

512 MB of DDR 333 RAM
dl dvd-rw drive
80 GB 7200 ATA hd

nVidia GeForce MX 4000 (...probably disconected from the motherboard 98% of the time)

and buy:
AMD Geode NX Processor 1750
PC CHIPS M863G

512 or 1 GB of DDR 333 RAM (later)

at $81


I'm thinking of FreeBSD, Slackware or (if I want a quick installation) Ubuntu.
 
Old 06-20-2006, 08:12 PM   #6
johnson_steve
Senior Member
 
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: BrewCity, USA (Milwaukee, WI)
Distribution: Xubuntu 9.10, Gentoo 2.6.27 (AMD64), Darwin 9.0.0 (arm)
Posts: 1,152

Rep: Reputation: 46
that nano-itx board you pointed out seems to use lap-top so-dimms not desktop ram.
 
Old 06-20-2006, 08:47 PM   #7
aldimeneira
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 132

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnson_steve
that nano-itx board you pointed out seems to use lap-top so-dimms not desktop ram.
Thanks for pointing that.

...I have about one year to look for a micro-ITX or mini-ITX motherboard ...but they're somewhat difficult to find.

Maybe this one... but it has laptop RAM

Is ECC necessary for a server?

Last edited by aldimeneira; 06-20-2006 at 08:52 PM.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Mini-itx router/server, what to put on it? jzono1 Linux - Networking 1 07-23-2005 01:26 AM
VIA mini-itx server linuxpyro Linux - Hardware 3 10-30-2004 04:52 PM
Has anyone tried kernel 2.6.8 and Via eden CPU? tinmaddog Linux - Hardware 2 08-20-2004 07:16 PM
nano using >99% of CPU!!! oudent Linux - Software 4 06-22-2004 11:41 PM
Mini-ITX heartagram Linux - Hardware 2 09-21-2003 06:54 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Networking

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:05 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration