[Gllug] Random freezes

[Christian Smith]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Joel Bernstein wrote:

>> Well, I have another Linux box (I lied) and a WinXP box, but they aren't
>> turned on all the time.  My other always-up box is remote.
>
>I'd suggest you buy the smallest, cheapest second-hand PC box you can
>lay your hands on, install a barebones linux, secure it appropriately,
>and run syslogd [in network mode] on that. If you have a spare Pentium
>or better under the stairs gathering dust, this is the perfect use for
>it.
>
>Syslogd + logwatch etc won't cripple even an old 486. Your only real
>concern is providing enough disk to hold a week or two's logs.


If you're worried about space and noise, pick up an old SPARC machine off
ebay, and stick {Open,Net}BSD on it.

An IPX, SPARCclassic or LX can be had for a few pounds on ebay (postage is
usually more than the box) and only have a 70W power supply and one
(quiet) fan, so can happily sit in the corner of a room. And they don't
require a keyboard, just use a serial cable console if things go wrong.


>
>/joel
>

Old SPARC fan,
Christian

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