Well, it’s finally running. I installed FreeBSD about a week ago, let it run overnight, and the PSU burned (yes, literally burned). So now that the RMA is done, and it’s up and running I decided to do a little benchmark of it. This chart shows build times vs. j-levels in FreeBSD when running buildworlds. [...]
So Shelby and I sat down and figured out a nice server for me to order. I was stupid to even think of buying a Dell, and thank God he told me, or I probably would’ve. I’m an idiot. Anyway, here are the details: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU @ 3.0GHz 2x2GB Kingston HyperX [...]
If you’ve put a server accepting SSH connections on the internet you’ve probably noticed a TON of failed login attempts from various IP addresses and various (seemingly generic) usernames. If not, you probably should have, and you may not be up to running a server if you don’t look at logs from time to time. [...]