Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 16:05:57 +1100 From: John Vender <john@jmv.com.au> To: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell PowerEdge 1650 Message-ID: <l03102800b8c1bbc94fa5@[203.173.134.92]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203221713090.8575-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> References: <3C9BA9B4.5040508@unisys.com>
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>On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, doug.fee@unisys.com wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:01:24 -0500 >> From: "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com> >> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Dell PowerEdge 1650 >>=20 >> Hi All, >>=20 >> Does anyone know or tried to run FreeBSD on a Dell PowerEdge 1650? I'm= =20 >> pretty sure it would work, but I'm not sure about the dual embedded=20 >> gigabit ethernet cards that come with it. I tried to find out exactly=20 >> what they are, but to no avail. I'm thinking that maybe it is the Intel= =20 >> PRO/1000 XTs. But it is confusing since Dell offers them as add-on=20 >> cards also. >>=20 >> Any light on this issue would be greatly appreciated since I'm=20 >> considering buying 7 of them... >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Doug Fee >> Network Design Engineer >> Unisys Corporation >> doug.fee@unisys.com >> 502-226-2143 >>=20 > >Why not just ask Dell to provide them with FreeBSD on them? > >heheBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA I kill me sometimes .... > >...sniff, hhehehe, seriously - can you buy them w/o an opsys on them? If=20 >so, why not choose a different vendor wich will sell you servers with BSD= =20 >on them or save some money and build your own? > >Just curious. > >|-John Bleichert----syborg@stny.rr.com----------------| >|-------------------http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg--| > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message There seems to be a view shared by many that Dell make well-built computers.= That may be the case but I have learned the hard way that anyone expecting= any help from them getting FreeBSD working correctly on one of their= systems (or anything other than windows or the linux they ship with) is= going to be very disappointed. Major hassles getting FreeBSD going properly= on Dell systems seem to get worked out by the FreeBSD gurus here but I= would put Dell near the bottom of my list as choice of hardware for a= FreeBSD server that isn't a nightmare to set up. Cheers...John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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