From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 20 18:18:45 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA27135 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 18:18:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA27120 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 18:18:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id NAA09956; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:02:54 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199603210232.NAA09956@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Hardware Tailoring... To: edmond@UWYO.EDU (Andrew N. Edmond) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:02:53 +1030 (CST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Andrew N. Edmond" at Mar 20, 96 12:22:10 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Andrew N. Edmond stands accused of saying: > > > I am purcashing a system for a internet server (WWW, FTP, IRC, mailing > lists, telnet, etc...) and I am in a grip to choose between Linux and > FreeBSD. > > To help the situation, I am writing to ask if the following configuration > has all the necessary drivers written for FreeBSD: > > Inter Pentium Pro 200mhz This is a very poor choice. None of the PPro motherboards on the open market at the moment are suitable for use in servers. You will either need to purchase a system from Intel's Server division (the 'Alder' board is known to work well), or go back to a high-end P5. > 64mb RAM > 4 gig FastWide SCSI seagate HD > Adaptec 2940W SCSI Controller > Toshiba 6.7X CDROM SCSI > Conner 3.2gig SCSI tape backup > Diamond Stealth64 (Trio S3 968 chip set) /w 2mb RAM > 17" MAG monitor This is also a poor choice. The Sony Multiscan 17sf is a much better monitor, as well as being significantly cheaper. > Diamond Mutlimedia 28.8k modem > Ensoniq SoundScape (SB compatible) > LaserJet 5L printer > > Any ideas on available drivers for some of these components? They're all supported just fine, although one is somewhat puzzled as to why you would be putting expensive video hardware and a sound card in a server. Or is there an ulterior motive here? 8) (BTW; in your case, I would be installing from the 2.1CD and then immediately supping the -stable kernel sources and building a new kernel. There are a number of significant bugs in the 2940 driver under 2.1R that are fixed in -stable.) > And last question, generally - to set up a secure system that will be > offering telnet accounts, why is FreeBSD more secure than Linux? Linux is a kernel. If you want to compare FreeBSD with the various Linux 'distributions', then I'd certainly be picking FreeBSD, especially if you don't have much prior experience with securing systems. FreeBSD is heavily scrutinised by a considerable number of paranoid professionals. Fixes to potential security holes are generally rapidly and effectively implemented. This is often also true with Linux, but the means for distributing these fixes in a timely fashion is far better under FreeBSD. > . Andrew Edmond . Children of a future age, . -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[