From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 10 09:03:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D33A1065672 for ; Sat, 10 May 2008 09:03:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 424168FC12 for ; Sat, 10 May 2008 09:03:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net (ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net [67.85.89.184]) by mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0K0N00LRDAHFZ7J0@mta1.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 10 May 2008 05:03:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m4A93DGH082149; Sat, 10 May 2008 05:03:14 -0400 Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 05:03:08 -0400 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" In-reply-to: To: Long Story Message-id: <482564CC.80701@gmail.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 References: User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080504) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: advice needed regarding OS & Hardware. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:03:17 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Long Story wrote: | Hello Gurus, | | Since few years back and im on FBSD 4.8-R for commercial use. | Its time to move on. | | I have two Questions, and kindly looking for answers, specialy that hosting company | contract is (NO support for FreeBSd), So i have to becareful again, just like what I did | to the 4.8-R | | For a commercial use server | 1) Which version do you recommend, shall I go for 7.0-R ? | or 6.3-R. 7 is quite good and 6.3 is the end of the line for the 6 series so I say go with 7 | | 2) Hosting company hardware is | * Single Intel E6300 CORE 2 DUO 1.86Ghz /1066MHz FSB /2MB L2 Cache * 2GB DDR2 RAM * 2x 250GB/7200 RPM Serial ATA Drives - Hot Swap; RAID1 * 3Ware 8006-2LP SATA RAID Controller * 2 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports I can't speak for the storage system but everything else looks fine | | Any of the above parts incompatabile with FreeBSD, or it has any bug ? | do you recommend something else? | | They didnot mention the brand of ethernet ports, from my experince I will go for | Linksys, any better recomendations ? Ever since cisco bought linksys the quality has been going down. | | | THANKS ALOT. | Marwan Sultan. | _________________________________________________________________ | Get Free (PRODUCT) RED™ Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. | http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008_______________________________________________ | freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list | http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions | To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkglZMsACgkQk8GFzCrQm4DFAACgxQjrblhQS0x3qsmPtduuNBRb OjYAoLKByRjQwN4dXC98KplG7w14vZfO =5xiP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----