Sandisk 256 CF or any other real cheap cf 256 if you feel lucky. OpenBSD 3.7 -stable basic sets mount /var in mfs (as suggested in other posting in this thread, but don't rely on shutdown scripts to store the /var data - if you need to keep info from mfs mounted /var, rsync it periodically) mount / read-only and/or with noatime option use ntpd as some of these units don't have decent rt clocks (soekris has I think, wrap hasn't) microdrives are faster, but you don't need speed, you won't write or read much from disk, will you? oh and maybe half duplex on the sis0 (not sure if 4801 has still sis0)
This has proven very stable for us. Rod.. Whitworth wrote: >I am about to implement some firewalls using Soekris 4801 systems. > >There are many good documents about using various ways to do this using >CF and assorted RAM-drive etc methods. > >What I am looking for are comments from people who have tried some of >these techniques and have experience on some facets of competeting ways >to do the job. > >I see that we can use: >CF >Microdrive (in a CF slot) >2.5" IDE laptop drive. > >Way back I would have dropped CF where I need logging and some other >persistent data storage (spamdb etc) due to the limited cycle life. Now >I hear this in not an issue. Does this fact make this choice a prime >candidate? > >Using spinning storage begs the question as to whether either flavour >will automatically spin down when idle for some time? Alternatively can >I do this another way? > >So: I do not seek HOW-TO guidance but I do wish to avoid re-inventing >(re-discovering ?) the wheel on every step. We don't all need to make >individual progress through repeating Newton's work to figure not to >sit under ripe apples. > >I can get the 4801 working with any of the above storage. Who wants to >plug one or another as a lay-down best choice? > >Thanks. >Rod/ > >>From the land "down under": Australia. >Do we look <umop apisdn> from up over? > >Do NOT CC me - I am subscribed to the list. >Replies to the sender address will fail except from the list-server.
