Re: [suse-sparc] RAM for Stuart!

From: Brad Mattick (bradmattick_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Aug 24 2002 - 01:06:17 CEST

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    Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:06:17 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Brad Mattick <bradmattick@yahoo.com>
    Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] RAM for Stuart!
    

    I use an IPC maxed out with 48MB of RAM (woo hoo...)
    as my firewall and router machine. I'm running RHL 6.2
    (used to run Solaris (slow-Larry's) 2.6). It works
    great, I average one reboot a year, and it's been up
    without a crash for over five years.

    SBUS 10 Base-T cards are dirt cheap on eBay, and you
    can get an adapter for the built-in old-school AUI
    ethernet.

    One word of advice, don't run a GUI on this box. It is
    almost impossible to use.

    Good luck!

    Brad

    --- Mike Nicewonger <twmaster@twmaster.com> wrote:
    > on 8/23/02 1:08 PM, Tener, Stuart B., IT3 , USNR-R
    > at stuart@bh90210.net
    > wrote:
    >
    > > List members:
    > >
    > > I currently have 2 IPCs, 1 IPX, and 1 SS2. I am
    > looking to get
    > > RAM for populating them up to their maxes.
    > Currently the IPX has 16MB in
    > > it, can the IPX have more RAM in it than that? If
    > so, what modules do I
    > > need, and anyone have any for sale or for free?
    >
    > the IPX takes 72 pin 33 or 36 bit parity memory to a
    > max of 64 MB (4 x 16
    > MB) there is one circumstance where the IPX (And
    > SS2) can have an additional
    > 32 or 64 MB via an s-bus memory board for a max of
    > 128 MB. This board ONLY
    > works in the SS2 and IPX and is fairly rare these
    > days.
    >
    > The IPC can have a max of 48 MB via 30 pin parity
    > memory. (12 x 4 MB)
    > >
    > > Secondly the IPCs and IPX use 34-pin memory (IPX
    > uses larger 72
    > > pin), and I need 4MB 34-pin memory also. Again
    > anyone has it for free or
    > > to sell?
    >
    > This is not entirely true. See above comments. I
    > have memory for sale for
    > all of these machines contact me off list please.
    > >
    > > I am also looking for SBUS Ethernet cards. I plan
    > to make these
    > > Suns into routers, so I also am curious if anyone
    > has experience
    > > creating a boot floppy for the Linux Router
    > Project for a Sun?
    > >
    >
    > eBay is your best bet to fine s-bus boards. Those
    > boxes should make nice
    > little firewalls. I have used SS2's for that job
    > with good success using BSD
    > UNIX OS's
    >
    > Cheers,
    >
    > Mike N
    >
    >
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