Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:03:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Lanny Baron <lnb@freedomtc.com> To: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Kahn <kahn@deadbbs.com> Subject: Re: Stable motherboards for servers. Message-ID: <XFMail.000424160323.lnb@freebsdsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004241211020.28389-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com>
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Hello Doug, I have been asking about SMP on questions, and you seem to have it running. Can you tell me how many processors you can run? Intel has some excellent products and we wish to use them with FreeBSD. I am getting mail from others (who are quite knowledgeable) indicating that there is something with kernel locking. TIA -Lanny On 24-Apr-00 Doug Barton wrote: > > It's not necessary to post to questions@ and freebsd-questions@, > they are the same list. > > On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Kahn wrote: > >> I am looking into building several firewalls for my customers and would like >> to know what other people are using for stable motherboards on P3's? >> >> I have almost always used Intel SEBX-2, but they are getting hard to find >> and the new CapeCod are very expansive. So, what is left? P2B's? BE6-2's? > > We're having excellent luck with Intel L440GX+ motherboards. In > addition to great SMP performance the advantage of having serial access to > the BIOS as well as the FreeBSD console is incalculable. > > Good luck, > > Doug > -- > Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from > acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. > -- W. Somerset Maugham > > > > 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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