Date: 29 Sep 1998 09:46:41 -0400 From: Chris Shenton <cshenton@uucom.com> To: vallo@matti.ee Cc: Mike Grommet <mgrommet@insolwwb.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can freebsd work with IBM PC Server 325? Message-ID: <86hfxrm3pa.fsf@samizdat.uucom.com> In-Reply-To: Vallo Kallaste's message of Tue, 29 Sep 1998 14:51:03 %2B0300 References: <005e01bdeaf1$d2f79220$0cf896d0@work2.insolwwb.net> <19980929145103.A24100@matti.ee>
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Vallo Kallaste <vallo@matti.ee> writes: > 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. Haven't tried FreeBSD on the 325 yet, but we have a raft of them here running Solaris-2.5.1 and 2.6. I'd think if it could run solaris it could run FreeBSD. Sorry, just anecdotal. < To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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