[dba-Tech] Software Firewalls

Mitsules, Mark Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com
Mon Jan 3 13:21:12 CST 2005


No...72K.
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...but it makes you wonder why Western Digital doesn't bump up their
cache...because I'm just guessing that it would be easier for Western
Digital to add more RAM to their existing cache (8MB) than it would be for
Maxtor to increase their drive speed from 72K to 10K.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: jmoss111 at bellsouth.net [mailto:jmoss111 at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:09 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: RE: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls


Is the Maxtor 10,000 RPM and have 16m cache?
> 
> From: "Mitsules, Mark" <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com>
> Date: 2005/01/03 Mon PM 01:38:46 EST
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> 	<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: RE: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls
> 
> SATA does give a "theoretical" boost in two ways.  First is the current
> SATA/150 spec vs. the P-ATA/133 spec.  Second is the dedicated channel vs.
a
> possible conflict with a second IDE device in the typical master/slave
> setup.
> 
> But, having noticed a considerable improvement in performance when I moved
> to a drive with a 8MB cache when they first came out, I can't wait to see
> the performance gains in both my new Raptor (10k rpm) and my new Maxtor
> (16MB cache).
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jmoss111 at bellsouth.net [mailto:jmoss111 at bellsouth.net] 
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 1:25 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls
> 
> 
> >From what I've read and tests that I've seen, SATA in itself doesn't
really
> give a performance improvement. The improvement in SATA come from the
10,000
> RPM drives used currently only on the WD Raptors (37Gb and 74 Gb) AFAIK.
> SATA 2 may be a different story, but I haven't seen any SATA2 drives on
the
> market or SATA2 tests yet.
> > 
> > From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net>
> > Date: 2005/01/03 Mon PM 01:02:30 EST
> > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> > 	<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls
> > 
> > Francisco,
> > Here's the specs for business workstations I've been having my clients
buy
> > lately. I have them assembled, setup and tested at a local shop. They
> really
> > put my P4 2.4Ghz, 512MB RAM, SCSI system to shame. I think the SATA
drives
> > make a big difference. I had been spec'ing 80GB SATA's but the 120 are
> only
> > $10 more so I've been going with that for awhile now.
> > 
> > XP pro
> > ASUS K8 MainBoard
> > Athlon64 3200 CPU
> > 450 Watt PS
> > 512MB RAM
> > 80-120 GB Western Digital SATA HD
> > Radeon 9600, 128MB AGP Video
> > CD/DVD read/write
> > 3.5" diskette drive
> > 10/100MB Ethernet
> > 2/4 USB ports
> > 1 Firewire port
> > 17" Samsung 793 monitor
> > 
> > Note: The UPSs for these systems is a bit more costly because of the
power
> > needs but I believe down the road it will have been worth it for them.
In
> > the bigger shops they don't all get the RW drives cause they don't need
> 'em.
> > The video card is overkill for most people but at the cost I'm getting
> them
> > it just doesn't matter. For higher needs stations I bulk up the RAM.
> > 
> > John B. 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco
> Tapia
> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:36 AM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls
> > 
> > I keep my system free of spyware and viruses, but I haven't done a
> complete
> > re-install in about 3 years, now this holiday season I moved OSs up to
XP
> > sp2, I was surprised on how fast it runs on my hardware (an ol' amd2000
> XP).
> > so far I have no complaints.
> > 
> > some of the things I'm looking forward to in a new rig will be
> > 
> > AMD64 (possibly opteron to be exact, i'd love to bite into the
> > multiprocessor market :)) SATA drives, and of course USB2 cuz I'm still
> > running 1.1
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:38:41 -0500, Mitsules, Mark
<Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Bryan,
> > > 
> > > How often do you "clean house"?  Since I'm heavily into gaming/video &

> > > audio codecs/demos/beta drivers/etc.  I usually start to think about a

> > > fresh install at around the 7-10 month mark.  At that point I usually 
> > > buy a new hard drive and start all over.  I keep all my old 
> > > drives...just in case;)  I upgrade my video card about every 18 
> > > months, my CPU about every 18-24 months, and am averaging a new 
> > > complete system about every 4 years.  I just finished assembling my 
> > > newest rig over the holidays, but since we were out of town for most 
> > > of the time, I haven't had a chance to load the OS yet.  I must admit 
> > > that I went just about all-out this time...it is definitely worthy of 
> > > boutique status.  If anyone is interested in the gory details, I'll
post
> > the components.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Mark
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bryan Carbonnell [mailto:carbonnb at gmail.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 9:21 AM
> > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:53:57 -0500, Mitsules, Mark 
> > > <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Glad to see it worked out Bryan...but I must admit I hate the 
> > > > thought that my favorite firewall might be vulnerable in some way.
> > > 
> > > I don't think it's vulnerable. I think it's my box. I've been thinking

> > > that it needs to be cleaned up extensively (Like a reformat and
> > > reinstall) and this is just another confirmation of what I've been 
> > > thinking.
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com
> > > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well 
> > > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, 
> > > shouting "What a great ride!"
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> > --
> > -Francisco
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