[NTLUG:Discuss] re: Transport tools - opinions

[Kyle Davenport]

Hi Greg,

      Well, your GOutlaw plan does sound interesting - a very big R&D
project, and who knows yet where the bottleneck will be.  (Altho I sure
don't see why an authentication process would need to be distributed)

      Sorry about your troubles with the A7N8X.  Others don't seem to be
having problems:
http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~dkopko/a7n8x.txt
http://home.t-online.de/home/Johannes.Deisenhofer/nforce2linux.html

      I just realized that both A7N8X mb's are the "SPP" versions and not
the "IGP" versions with integrated graphics.  My goal with the cluster is
to avoid a server farm (bunch-o'-boxes), and to be able to stack
fully-functional mb's as nodes closely together, _without_ paying for rack
prices.  The MSI K7N2G-ILSR for instance is only $131 (newegg.com).
Another is Leadtek Winfast K7NCR18G-Pro for $125.  Altho only 1 nic, you
can use ethernet over firewire too.   A decent integrated graphics chip
means I could conceivably drive a MASS display.  Oh well, dream on...

Kyle