Lab Network
My 85 pound dog Scout guards my lab network.
- A mobile VMware Server platform, a 2006-era Thinkpad x60s (17044DU, serial LVA3111) with:
- Intel Core Duo L2400 (1.66GHz) CPU
- 1.5 GB RAM
- 60 GB 5400 RPM HDD
- Intel PRO/1000 PL GB NIC and PRO/Wireless 3945ABG NIC
- Sony DRX-S50U Multi-Format DVD Burner
- AZiO ENC211SU31 eSATA+USB 2.0 External 2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure
- Drivers
- The most powerful NSM sensor in the lab -- a 2005-era Shuttle SB81P small form factor PC with:
- Intel 3.2 GHz PIV CPU
- 2 GB RAM
- 2x70911 MB 10000 RPM SATA HDDs
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- Broadcom BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet (integrated)
- Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Gigabit adapter
- The second most powerful NSM sensor in the lab -- a 2006-era CV863A-based Lex Twister 3-LAN Gigabit Ethernet Dual-PCMCIA 1-PCI (Lex Twister CV863A3U10) small form factor PC with:
- VIA 1 GHz Nehemiah Padlock ACE
- 512 MB RAM
- 238475MB HDD
- 3xIntel Pro/1000 Gigabit adapters (integrated)
- The family "Internet Appliance" -- a June 2003-era Shuttle SB52G2 Shuttle small form factor PC (discussed in this thread), with:
- Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz 128K 400MHz FSB mPGA-478
- 512 MB RAM
- 80 GB Western Digital WD800JB
- 32X CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- Intel 84540EM Gigabit Ethernet (integrated), recognized as em0 by FreeBSD
- Intel 82551QM 10/100 Ethernet (integrated), recognized as fxp0 by FreeBSD
- Linksys WMP55AG A+G Wireless PCI Adapter, recognized as ath0 by FreeBSD.
- Support, Intel 845GV chipset, and motherboard
- ViewSonic View Panel VE155b
- Cambridge Soundworks PCWorks speakers
- HP DeskJet 970Cxi
- HP ScanJet 3970
- A September 2000-era IBM Thinkpad A20p (drivers) 2629-6AU PIII 750 MHz laptop. As I have it configured now, it resembles the 2629-6VU model sold by IBM. It is equipped with:
- 512 MB RAM
- 60 GB HDD
- 6X/2X DVD-ROM
- 1.44 MB HDD
- 10/100 EtherJet Mini PCI Adapter with 56K modem, the key to easy networking. I have the Intel-manufactured model 08K3124. Now only 3Com's model 09N9774 appears available. Vendors like CDW once sold the Intel model. Xircom appears to have made a similar product with model number 19K5887.
- Two MBLA3300 Intel PRO/100 CardBus II PCMCIA NICs
- 3Com 3C589 EtherLink III LAN PC Card -- bought at eBay, but not usually used.
- 15" SXGA+ (1400x1050) LCD
- ATI Rage Mobility 128 graphics; here's my XF86Config
- CS4630: SoundFusion PCI Audio Accelerator
- Tenba Computer Executive Traveler case with British Saddle Tan. Model C516 fits the 15" LCD a20p very well.
- Sony SRS-T1 Active Speaker System, with Sony's AC adapter, model AC-E90HG
- Adaptec DuoConnect PC Card Adapter for FireWire and (hopefully one day) USB 2.0
- A June 2006 eBay-bought Apple MacMini 1.42 MHz PowerPC G4 with:
- 512 MB RAM
- 80 GB HDD
- Combo CD-RW/DVD Drive
- Airport 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth
- Gigabit Ethernet
- A July 2003 eBay-bought Dell Poweredge 2300 dual-500 MHz Pentium III tower with:
- 512 MB RAM
- 3 9 GB SCSI hardware RAID HDDs
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 3Com 3c905C-TX Fast Etherlink (integrated) (reported by FreeBSD as xl0)
- 100 MB IDE Zip
- Seagate STT8000A Tape Drive (as reported by FreeBSD)
- Promise Ultra ATA 66 PCI card
- Adaptec DuoConnect PCI Adapter for FireWire and USB 2.0
- A July 2003 eBay bought HP Visualize B2000 400 MHz PA-RISC workstation, reported as a "9000/785" platform running HP-UX 11.11, with:
- 512 MB RAM
- 9 GB SCSI HDD
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 10/100 NIC
- HP IT Resource Center and FAQ
- A July 2003 eBay bought IBM RS/6000 7043 43p (aka 7043-150, 43p-150) 375 MHz 604e CHRP RISC workstation, with:
- 256 MB RAM
- 9 GB UltraSCSI HDD
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 10/100 NIC
- GXT3000P graphics adapter
- I'd like to get a 2980 Ethernet NIC
- IBM documentation and firmware
- A July 2003 eBay-bought Sun Ultra 30 Ultrasparc II 300 MHz 2 MB cache (P/N 501-4196) workstation, with:
- 512 MB RAM (2 X7004A kits)
- 9 GB SCSI and 4.3 GB SCSI HDDs
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy (needs a cable!)
- 10/100 NIC
- Creator 3D full length UPA (P/N 501-4788)
- I'd like to get a x1034a Quad NIC
- My 2004-era Soekris Net4801 small form factor system with 266 Mhz 586 class Geode single chip CPU is dead. It used to sport:
- 128 MB RAM
- 3250 MB HDD
- 3 SiS 10/100 Mbps NICs, recognized by OpenBSD as sis0, sis1, and sis2
- Excellent FreeBSD and OpenBSD documentation
- A July 2003 eBay-bought, 1999-era Dell Optiplex GX100 433 MHz Celeron tower with:
- 128 MB RAM
- 4.3 GB HDD
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 3Com 3c905C-TX Fast Etherlink (integrated)
- A March 1998-era Midwest Micro PII 333 MHz midtower with:
- 384 MB RAM
- 4.3 GB HDD
- HP CD-Rewriter Plus 9100i
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 3Com 3c905B 10/100 NIC
- An orphaned 333 MHz Pentium II HP Vectra VE, specifically the D6564a model, with
- 320 MB RAM
- 4.3 GB IDE HDD
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- NIC
- A February 2001-era ASA Computers Celeron 633 MHz midtower with:
- 320 MB RAM
- 9541 MB Quantum Fireball HDD
- 4310 MB Quantum Fireball HDD
- 48X CD-ROM
- Intel CA810EAL Motherboard with on-board 82810 Graphics Memory Controller Hub and integrated Intel 82559 10/100 NIC.
- I replaced the cheap, loud, whining processor cooler with a silent, well-designed fan from QuietPC.com.
- A July 2003 eBay-bought, 1999-era Dell Optiplex GX100 600 MHz Celeron tower with:
- 384 MB RAM
- 15 GB HDD
- 8 GB HDD
- 4.3 GB HDD in removable rack
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 3Com 3c905C-TX Fast Etherlink (integrated)
- My late-1998 era HP Pavilion 4450 Celeron 366 MHz compact tower is dead. It used to sport:
- 256 MB RAM
- 6149 MB HDD
- 32X CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- NIC
- An orphaned 1996-era Dell Dimenson XPS P200S 200 MHz Pentium with
- 32 MB RAM
- 9 GB HDD
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- NIC
- Stallion EasyIO 8 port serial PCI card with RJ-45 interfaces
- An October 1994-era 90 MHz Pentium Quantex QP5/90 PM-3 with:
- 80 MB RAM
- 4.3 GB HDD
- 2X CD-ROM -- a Sony CDU33A, recognized by Linux as /dev/sonycd with the cdu31a module
- 1.44 MB floppy
- SMC EtherEZ ISA NIC, also known as the SMC8416BT, recognized as eth0 by Linux using the 8390 and smc-ultra modules
- A 1999-era 300 MHz Pentium MMX Thinkpad 1400 2611-411, SN SN AF-12DTC, rescued by my brother-in-law, with
- 256 MB RAM
- 4126 MB HDD
- CD-ROM
- 1.44 MB floppy
- 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card with XJACK Connector, model 3CXFE575CT
- A 1998-era 233 MHz Pentium MMX Dell Inspiron 3000, Model TS30H, PN 32287, Service Tag EBRK8, with
- 64 MB RAM
- 3253 MB HDD
- non-bootable CD-ROM
- IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter
- A 1999-era PII 366 MHz IBM Thinkpad 600E, with
- 287 MB RAM
- 5729 MB HDD
- CD/DVD
- 3Com 10/100 LAN+ 56K CardBus Modem
- Floppy drive
- My first two computers:
- A 1980-era Timex-Sinclair ZX-80; I'd love to get a Prism Modem 1000 for this box.
- A 1986-era Commodore C64C, with Retro Replay enabled Ethernet NIC. This is no joke. The C-64 can serve Web pages with the Contiki OS!
- If my parents ever give up their PowerMac 6230CD I'll get Linux running on it.
- The rest of the network is mostly infrastructure, like:
- Cisco Catalayst 3750 switch
- Dell Powerconnect 2708 switch
- Cisco 2651XM router, with an 80 MHz CPU, 32 MB flash / 128 MB system RAM (originally 16 MB flash / 64 MB system RAM) and 40Kpps performance
- Cisco Catalyst 2950T-24 switch (Support Documents)
- Net Optics 10/100BaseT Tap, model 96317
- Net Optics 10/100BaseT Port Aggregator Tap, model 96443
- Intel Pro 100+ PILA8460B network adapters
- Motorola SURFboard SB5100 cable modem rented from Comcast of northern Virginia; I think I've seen terayon in the traffic?
- Netgear DS108 10/100 8 port hub
- Netgear EN104TP 10BaseT 4 port hub
- Netgear RT314 router
- Linksys EtherFast EZXS55W 10/100 5-port switch
- Linksys EtherFast 10/100 EFAH05W 5-port hub
- ZyXEL ZyAir B-2000 wireless access point
- SMC Barricade 4 Port 11 Mbps Wireless Broadband Router, Part/Model No. 750.5435, otherwise known as the SMC7004AWBR.
- SMC EZ Connect 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA card, model SMC 2632W v.1 is available.
- SMC 2602W v.1 PCI 802.11b wireless NIC, tested as not working under OpenBSD 3.4, FreeBSD 4.9 STABLE, NetBSD 1.6.1 REL, Red Hat Linux 9, Windows 2000; only Linux-wlan prism2_plx driver under Knoppix 3.3 recognizes the card as wlan0, making this card useless for my purposes.
- Orinoco Gold 802.11b wireless NIC
- I share a 19" Hitachi Superscan Elite 751 monitor using a Belkin 4 port OmniCube KVM Switch
- Three Back-UPS Pro (BP1000) UPS, with runtime chart; I'd like one of these, too
- I have one defective Intel PRO/100+ Dual Port Server Adapter (PILA8472), recognized as fxp0 and fxp1 by FreeBSD
- I have two defective Linksys WET11 Wireless Bridges
- SanDisk ImageMate 8 in 1 Reader/Writer with 256 MB Type 1 CompactFlash card
- Linksys USB 200M 10/100 NIC
- Plextor 708UF DVD burner
- AMS Electronics DS3 external 3.5 HDD enclosure
- ByteCC HD-201 external 2.5 HDD enclosure
- From Office1000.com I bought wire shelving, specifically 5294GR and 5295GR units.