Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:38:54 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dell PowerEdge 1650 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203221737540.8575-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <3C9BAF7C.2070605@unisys.com>
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On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, doug.fee@unisys.com wrote: > Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:26:04 -0500 > From: "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com> > To: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Dell PowerEdge 1650 > > Thousand comedians out of work and you're trying to be funny...why not > just answer the question.... > > Duh...I know that I can choose other vendors, however my corporation is > a partner with Dell so I can get them cheaper than buying from someone > else or building my own...as if I had the time anyway... > > Sorry, man - fresh beer after work on Friday (EST) - I couldn't resist. Laugh. My point(s) still stand(s). > John Bleichert wrote: > > >On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, doug.fee@unisys.com wrote: > > > >>Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:01:24 -0500 > >>From: "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com> > >>To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >>Subject: Dell PowerEdge 1650 > >> > >>Hi All, > >> > >>Does anyone know or tried to run FreeBSD on a Dell PowerEdge 1650? > >> > >I'm > > > >>pretty sure it would work, but I'm not sure about the dual embedded > >>gigabit ethernet cards that come with it. I tried to find out exactly > >> > > > >>what they are, but to no avail. I'm thinking that maybe it is the > >> > >Intel > > > >>PRO/1000 XTs. But it is confusing since Dell offers them as add-on > >>cards also. > >> > >>Any light on this issue would be greatly appreciated since I'm > >>considering buying 7 of them... > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Doug Fee > >>Network Design Engineer > >>Unisys Corporation > >>doug.fee@unisys.com > >>502-226-2143 > >> > > > >Why not just ask Dell to provide them with FreeBSD on them? > > > >heheBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA I kill me sometimes .... > > > >...sniff, hhehehe, seriously - can you buy them w/o an opsys on them? If > > > >so, why not choose a different vendor wich will sell you servers with > >BSD > >on them or save some money and build your own? > > > >Just curious. > > > >|-John Bleichert----syborg@stny.rr.com----------------| > >|-------------------http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg--| > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > |-John Bleichert----syborg@stny.rr.com----------------| |-------------------http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg--| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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