Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 11:46:39 -0500 (CDT) From: BWS - Offwhite <brennan@offwhite.net> To: Craig Terlau <craig@terlau.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Server Hardware Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005311135220.9052-100000@home.offwhite.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10005311129330.59548-100000@www.terlau.com>
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I built a couple of FreeBSD servers on Compaq hardware and did not have any problems. Just be sure to get the brands you want installed... Seagate or Western Digital hard drives is what I look for and 3Com ethernet cards. Since sound and video really are not much of an issue for a server you do not have to worry much about those. If you have a problem with the video card, you can replace it with a very cheap generic card. If you want to run X windows, look at the compatibility listings. But if you can, avoid Compaq hardware if possible. I found that they use custom hardware which may cause problems. If you simply build your own, with the parts you want, you will be much happier. The last server I build I built over the phone with a tech at... http://www.aberdeeninc.com/ I told him what I wanted and that I was installing FreeBSD on it and needed specific hardware. We built it piece by piece and they assembled it at no cost. They then run it for 48 hours to ensure there are no flaws in the hardware and ship the box off to you. I was very pleased with their service and the quality of their work. I think I will use them again. Perhaps one of the best things I can say about them is the guy I talked to on the phone actually knew the hardware, unlike my experience with other places, including the local computer hardware chain. I wrote an article about this a while back... http://www.daemonnews.org/200002/new-box.html Brennan Stehling - web developer and sys admin projects: www.greasydaemon.com | www.onmilwaukee.com | www.sncalumni.com Microsoft: Will you get a macro virus today? http://www.greasydaemon.com/noms/ <- Why avoid MS? On Wed, 31 May 2000, Craig Terlau wrote: > Hi, > Could you please tell me what current Compaq rack mounted Proliant servers > will run FreeBSD 4.0. Is there a model which is prefered as a FreeBSD web > server? > Thanks! > > Craig Terlau > > > > 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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