Alright, I can pretty safely say that my ftp/fileserver (\\MILF) seems to be working pretty well. My "general/dev" server (\\JAILBAIT) is working mostly as a Minecraft server but it seems a bit underpowered and restrictive (old hardware, showing signs of possible faults, bitch to reformat). It doesn't help that \\JAILBAIT also seems to drain a heap of power unnecessarily. To combat this I'm thinking of building a new low-power special-purpose & development server.
Mainly I would want it to act as a router, which would be possible if I could get extra usable public IP addresses from my workplace. I could use the upstairs router to assign it to the server with all traffic flowing into the first ethernet port. The router could then act as a layer three device (including providing DHCP and NAT services) over a second ethernet port (connecting through an 8port gigabit switch to "my" section of the network). This gives me that whole bunch of fun chances to explore things such as network monitoring, proxy implementation and the like.
My main problem at the moment is I need to work out what hardware would be best for a 24/7 low-power router/server? Intel Atom or cheap AMD Athlon?
Regards,
Adam O'Grady
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