Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 14:51:03 +0300 From: Vallo Kallaste <vallo@matti.ee> To: Mike Grommet <mgrommet@insolwwb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can freebsd work with IBM PC Server 325? Message-ID: <19980929145103.A24100@matti.ee> In-Reply-To: <005e01bdeaf1$d2f79220$0cf896d0@work2.insolwwb.net>; from Mike Grommet on Mon, Sep 28, 1998 at 10:08:17AM -0500 References: <005e01bdeaf1$d2f79220$0cf896d0@work2.insolwwb.net>
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Mike Grommet <mgrommet@insolwwb.net> wrote: > Hi guys... one of the auction sites has a steal on ibm pc server 325's > and we are needing to upgrade several web servers... > however, we need to make sure we can use freebsd with them... > > They have an on board adaptec 7880, which is supported from what I have > read, > but I am unsure of the darn PCI 10/100 ethernet card which is onboard... > > anyone using freebsd and a pc server 325? *** For what I have seen, IBM has only Intel chip based networking ( Etherexpress Pro 100/+/B ) or AMD PCNet based onboard ( lnc ). The better way is to boot the machine with corresponding floppy, I suggest using one from the latest BETA. I have several IBM PC-servers lying around, but I'm sad I never got a chance to try them under FreeBSD, they run LoseNT, blaah. Vallo Kallaste vallo@matti.ee To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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