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Date:      Thu, 16 Feb 1995 20:09:36 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        peter@nmti.com
Cc:        muir@idiom.com, a09878@giant.mindlink.net, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Speccing a FreeBSD box
Message-ID:  <199502170409.UAA10847@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <9502161739.AA26627@sonic.nmti.com.nmti.com> from "peter@nmti.com" at Feb 16, 95 11:39:00 am

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> 
> 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 Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company                   Custom computers for FreeBSD



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