Re: They finally suspended operations
EricB <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:49:44 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============1518846886== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------9CBC1BF95308A9893DF8B451" Content-Language: en-US This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9CBC1BF95308A9893DF8B451 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey Tom, I've also deployed a number Supermicro boxes during a few month span when the net6501 was backordered using the "SuperServer 5015A-EHF-D525" (https://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm) This worked as a good replacement since it has: - an internal USB socket for boot software - supports console redirection for headless operation and BIOS recovery - software is seamlessly interchangeable between Soekris/SuperMicro for the OpenBSD/FreeBSD-based firewalls I run - has a PCIe slot so you can add a quad ethernet card for 6 ethernet ports (versus Soekris' 8-12) - supports SODIMMs, so you can run 4GB or RAM versus the Soekris' 2GB max with the net6501-70 The ADI Engineering RCC-VE has a rackmount option (http://www.adiengineering.com/products/rcc-ve-rackmount-appliance/) which looks good, but I haven't used any of their hardware yet. Cheers, Eric On 4/26/2017 15:50, Tom Parker wrote: > > Do you have a rack mount case that you like? > > I have been a Soekris customer for 12 years and am just now shopping > for a replacement for my rack mounted net6501s. The APU2 looks great > but I will need to find a good 19" rack mount case for it as well. > > Thanks for any info you have > > Tom Parker > > > On 04/26/2017 06:48 PM, Dan Shechter wrote: >> I have replaced my failing 6501 with PC Engine APU2. Very happy. >> >> Funny how the rack mounting kits cost a lot, relative to the price of >> the APU its self. >> >> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Nick Gyurov <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Bryan, I'm switching to PC Engines. >> >> On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 at 3:56 AM BKW Soekris >> <[email protected] <mailto:bkw%[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> On 2017-04-26 10:11, Scott Gustafson wrote: >> > From the home page announcement: http://soekris.com/ >> >> Well, at least they've made it clear. Now I can finally give >> up hope on >> a new product. And I can also give up hope for some official >> contribution to the mailing list regarding the net6501 >> problems. And >> now I can officially start planning for the eventual >> replacement of my >> net6501, knowing that it will be REQUIRED to be a non-Soekris >> option. >> Now I need to find a rack mount server that can run >> completely fanless. >> Anybody have any suggestions? >> >> -Bryan >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> <http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Nick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> <http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech --------------9CBC1BF95308A9893DF8B451 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p>Hey Tom,<br> I've also deployed a number Supermicro boxes during a few month span when the net6501 was backordered using the "SuperServer 5015A-EHF-D525" (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm">https://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm</a>) This worked as a good replacement since it has:<br> - an internal USB socket for boot software<br> - supports console redirection for headless operation and BIOS recovery<br> - software is seamlessly interchangeable between Soekris/SuperMicro for the OpenBSD/FreeBSD-based firewalls I run<br> - has a PCIe slot so you can add a quad ethernet card for 6 ethernet ports (versus Soekris' 8-12)<br> - supports SODIMMs, so you can run 4GB or RAM versus the Soekris' 2GB max with the net6501-70<br> </p> <p>The ADI Engineering RCC-VE has a rackmount option (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.adiengineering.com/products/rcc-ve-rackmount-appliance/">http://www.adiengineering.com/products/rcc-ve-rackmount-appliance/</a>) which looks good, but I haven't used any of their hardware yet.<br> </p> <p>Cheers, Eric<br> </p> <br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/26/2017 15:50, Tom Parker wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:[email protected]"> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <p>Do you have a rack mount case that you like? <br> </p> <p>I have been a Soekris customer for 12 years and am just now shopping for a replacement for my rack mounted net6501s. The APU2 looks great but I will need to find a good 19" rack mount case for it as well.</p> <p>Thanks for any info you have</p> <p>Tom Parker<br> </p> <br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/26/2017 06:48 PM, Dan Shechter wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:CA+WmF5-P-AKqgGdV33Eiwwb+2LfoLo3NXLqt4n-3OtDtfnOaJg@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <div dir="ltr"> <div>I have replaced my failing 6501 with PC Engine APU2. Very happy.<br> <br> </div> Funny how the rack mounting kits cost a lot, relative to the price of the APU its self.<br> </div> <div class="gmail_extra"><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Nick Gyurov <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Bryan, I'm switching to PC Engines. <div class="HOEnZb"> <div class="h5"><br> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr">On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 at 3:56 AM BKW Soekris <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:bkw%[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 2017-04-26 10:11, Scott Gustafson wrote:<br> > From the home page announcement: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://soekris.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://soekris.com/</a><br> <br> Well, at least they've made it clear. Now I can finally give up hope on<br> a new product. And I can also give up hope for some official<br> contribution to the mailing list regarding the net6501 problems. And<br> now I can officially start planning for the eventual replacement of my<br> net6501, knowing that it will be REQUIRED to be a non-Soekris option.<br> Now I need to find a rack mount server that can run completely fanless.<br> Anybody have any suggestions?<br> <br> -Bryan<br> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> Soekris-tech mailing list<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a><br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.soekris.com/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech</a><br> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> <div dir="ltr">-- <br> </div> <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Regards,<br> Nick<br> </div> </font></span><br> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> Soekris-tech mailing list<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.soekris.com/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech</a><br> <br> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> <br> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <br> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech" moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech</a> </pre> </blockquote> <br> <br> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <br> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech">http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech</a> </pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> --------------9CBC1BF95308A9893DF8B451-- --===============1518846886== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech --===============1518846886==--