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Subject: Re: advice needed regarding OS & Hardware.
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>    to the 4.8-R

if your things work fine - keep as is don't change both software and 
hardware.


>    For a commercial use server
>    1) Which version do you recommend, shall I go for 7.0-R ?
>        or 6.3-R.

6.3

>
>    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
>
>    Any of the above parts incompatabile with FreeBSD, or it has any bug ?
check what ethernet ports are. other should work fine.

>    They didnot mention the brand of ethernet ports

if it's realteks, marvell etc. you will have a problems