Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:55:23 -0800 From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM> To: "Andrew N. Edmond" <edmond@UWYO.EDU> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware Tailoring... Message-ID: <199603202355.PAA03821@Root.COM> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 20 Mar 1996 12:22:10 MST." <Pine.PMDF.3.91.960320121138.163208D-100000@PLAINS.UWYO.EDU>
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> >I am purcashing a system for a internet server (WWW, FTP, IRC, mailing >lists, telnet, etc...) and I am in a grip to choose between Linux and >FreeBSD. > >To help the situation, I am writing to ask if the following configuration >has all the necessary drivers written for FreeBSD: > >Inter Pentium Pro 200mhz >64mb RAM >4 gig FastWide SCSI seagate HD >Adaptec 2940W SCSI Controller >Toshiba 6.7X CDROM SCSI >Conner 3.2gig SCSI tape backup >Diamond Stealth64 (Trio S3 968 chip set) /w 2mb RAM >17" MAG monitor >Diamond Mutlimedia 28.8k modem >Ensoniq SoundScape (SB compatible) >LaserJet 5L printer > >Any ideas on available drivers for some of these components? All of the above is supported in FreeBSD. We're using a somewhat similar configuration on wcarchive (P6, multiple aha-2940). If you chose FreeBSD, you'll definately want to upgrade to 2.1-stable, however, as the 2940 driver is much more solid. >And last question, generally - to set up a secure system that will be >offering telnet accounts, why is FreeBSD more secure than Linux? I'm not sure that it is. The systems should be roughly similar security wise. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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