On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net> wrote: > I bought a very cheap server yesterday - > an HP ProLiant micro server for 160 euro > (280 euro with 120 cashback, for some reason). > > But I was surprised when I opened the box > to find it didn't come with keyboard or mouse, > and doesn't have the old keyboard/mouse sockets, > but requires USB versions. > Is that the norm nowadays? > Is it possible to convert the old keyboard/mouse plugs? > > Also there is no CD drive. > But there are extensive instructions (on a CD!) > about how to instal RHEL-5.5. > > I'm not complaining, just surprised. > I got it as a fall-back for my aging server. > The ProLiant is incredibly quiet, at least by comparison. > > One last thing - there is only one ethernet socket. > This surprised me a little, > as I can't see how it can be used as a server, > without adding a second ethernet input? > > -- > Timothy Murphy > e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net > tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 > s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland > > _______________________________________________ Many servers, big or small (cheap or expensive) only come with USB ports, for quite some time now. Probably since you often don't leave the keyboard/mouse plugged into it. USB keyboard / mice are very cheap and USB KVM's are also very common nowdays. One NIC doesn't mean it's not a server. In fact, two NIC's doesn't make a server either. But, if you want a router / gateway / firewall, then you can simply add another NIC if you need to. For 160 euros it's not a bad price, but you can't expect the same features as a more expensive one either. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers SoftDux Website: http://www.SoftDux.com Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532