Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 08:50:03 -0500 From: "Troy Settle" <troy@psknet.com> To: "Kent Boortz" <kent@erix.ericsson.se>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Building a server from parts, advice needed? Message-ID: <GIEHKBHPBGKJPNMBCOHFOEFECAAA.troy@psknet.com> In-Reply-To: <d2snmeniwi.fsf@erix.ericsson.se>
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Kent, If you're going to spend the money on a 1U case, I'd reccomend starting with a nice Intel or other high-end motherboard with onboard controllers (keeping your 1 PCI slot open for future expansion). IIRC, there's one out there with onboard video, 2 ethernet ports (fxp), and SCSI. This would make for a nice base for either of your applications. Additionally, I'd reccomend IBM SCSI drives and Intel Etherexpress Pro/100 NICs. Beyond that, it's all the same. -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks 540.994.4254 They told me to think out of the box, but I tripped over it, now I own my own company. ** -----Original Message----- ** From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kent Boortz ** Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 2:06 PM ** To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org ** Subject: Building a server from parts, advice needed? ** ** ** ** If I'm to build a server to run FreeBSD, do you have any advice what ** hardware to buy to get the most reliable server? What I mean is ** ** Trusted hardware ** Well supported drivers ** ** One server is to be used as a firewall, one as a low traffic web ** server. So what parts would you buy if the only thing to think about ** is cost and stability, not so much about performance and features? ** Trusted parts with rock solid FreeBSD driver support? I just want to ** put the parts together, configure a kernel and that it will run for ** years. No SCSI required. ** ** I'm thinking about putting the parts into a 1U 19" rack case, do you ** know a good microATX motherboard well supported by FreeBSD? The ** stability is more important than the size of the case so if you think ** microATX motherboards have lower quality then I will use an ordinary ** ATX case. ** ** kent ** ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ** with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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