Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:12:52 -1000 From: NetOpsCenter <noc@hdk5.net> To: shinny knight <sh1nny_kn1ght@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell 1950 Message-ID: <47A50704.9020809@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <24462.97816.qm@web44802.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <24462.97816.qm@web44802.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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shinny knight wrote: > Hello, > > We are in the process of ordering few servers and we think to ask here first for any known issues with same. > BTW...company policy requires only Dell servers. Yes, I know...kinda snob^^ > Purpose for this server will be firewall (we are using PF with stateful rules) and custom kernel with NIC pooling compiled. > We hope this baby will deliver up to 800Mbps per NIC (4). > One thing is that Dell is not certifying Intel Gigabit NIC with FreeBSD. > Since in the kernel we have only > > 'device em # Intel PRO/1000 adapter Gigabit Ethernet Card' > > Does this include also below specified device? > Is any of you using Intel® PRO 1000VT Quad Port Gigabit NIC? > Is kernel pooling option compatible or working with Intel® PRO 1000VT Quad Port Gigabit NIC? > > Appreciate any feedback or suggestion about same. > TIA > > Dell PowerEdge 1950 configuration: > > PowerEdge 1950 III: Quad Core Intel® Xeon® L5335, 2x4MB Cache, 2.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB > > Additional Processors:Quad Core Intel® Xeon® L5335, 2x4MB Cache, 2.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB > > Memory: 4GB 667MHz (4x1GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs > > Backplane: 1x2 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives > > Primary Controller: PERC6i SAS RAID Controller, 2x4 Connectors, Int, PCIe, > 256MB Cache > > Hard Drive Configuration: Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 1, PERC 6/i Integrated/SAS6/iR > > Primary Hard Drive: 250GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive > > 2nd Hard Drive: 250GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive > > Network Adapter: Intel® PRO 1000VT Quad Port Gigabit NIC, Copper, PCIe-4 > > CD/DVD Drive: 8X DVD-ROM > > > > Best regards, > Catalin > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I have the Intel Pro1000 running on a 1386 box FreeBSD 8.* No problems with it. -- ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + noc@hdk5.net + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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