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Subject: Re: rackmount platforms for FreeBSD
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> Anybody have good experiences with gtweb.net's 2U case and Intel CA810E-AL 
> Micro ATX System Board under FreeBSD 3.4 or 4.0?

> Any other rackmount case or mobo's for FreeBSD isp?

> Then what about any other build-your-own 1U case + mobo for FreeBSD?

We're trying the little iNTEL 1100 and find it's quite nice.

One really great feature for ISP use is that during boot, the 
ROM/BIOS displays and commands are routed through the serial port
on bootup.

Unlike just having the serail port be the console, where you have
to have a video card and keyboard in order to change BIOS on boot,
it all comes out through the serial port.

I found a video card from a Canadian company (I can't recall the
name now) that did the same things, but they wanted $250.

We're also installing the BayTechnolgies telnetable and dialup
power strips - so combining that with a server that can be totally
adminstered through serial ports seems to be an almost ideal
situation.  We're just bring all this up so I have no history on
how will this is going to work.

[posting from an admin account - as my local dialup still goes
through Verio and they dont reverse the dial-in so mail gets
rejected.  Hope to have our xDSL up in a week or so]/

I'm really Bill Vermillion   bv@wjv.com

Bill


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