Server Retired

2024-12-29 02:19:25 PST

Bart Massey 2024

I've retired the main server that acts as the DMZ box for my home network. The machine now called bartgone served me faithfully for so many years that I have no idea how old it actually is, but its time has come.

Hmm. Let's see how old bartgone might be.

• Intel "Core2 6400" @ 2.13GHz (probably Conroe Core 2 Duo E6400, 2006)
• 4GB RAM
• Intel DG965W Motherboard (2006)

So, best guess is late 2006 sometime. That makes bartgone about 19 years old. During that time, it has run 24/7/365 faithfully and well, routing packets and providing services to my home net and the internets.

I've replaced bartgone with bartlet, a GMK NucBox M6 mini-PC. I bought it cheap a couple of months ago.

• AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 12-core
• 16GB RAM
• Dual ethernet onboard

So far looks like it's going to be a fantastic replacement. May it last me another 20 years.