From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Feb 17 01:19:20 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id BAA01424 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 01:19:20 -0800 Received: from Root.COM (implode.Root.COM [198.145.90.1]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id BAA01417 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 01:19:15 -0800 Received: from corbin.Root.COM (corbin.Root.COM [198.145.90.18]) by Root.COM (8.6.8/8.6.5) with ESMTP id BAA26373; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 01:19:09 -0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by corbin.Root.COM (8.6.9/8.6.5) with SMTP id BAA00148; Fri, 17 Feb 1995 01:19:09 -0800 Message-Id: <199502170919.BAA00148@corbin.Root.COM> X-Authentication-Warning: corbin.Root.COM: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol To: "Rodney W. Grimes" cc: peter@nmti.com, muir@idiom.com, a09878@giant.mindlink.net, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Speccing a FreeBSD box In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 16 Feb 95 20:09:36 PST." <199502170409.UAA10847@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> From: David Greenman Reply-To: davidg@Root.COM Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 01:19:05 -0800 Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> >> Thanks for the information on the ASUS 486 motherboard and NCR 53c810 PCI >> SCSI controller. What ethernet card would be preferred for FreeBSD 2.x in >> this environment? Application is a server for backups, running Amanda to >> Exabyte 8mm tape. > >Since that is a PCI motherboard, and it looks like your going to be doing >lots of network backups I would suggest a PCI ethernet card based on the >Digital 24010 chip, something like a Compex Enet32/PCI. last one I picked >up was $114.00. Rod means the DC21040. -DG