Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 23:26:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Barnacle Wes <wes@xmission.com> To: Smitho@en.com (smitho) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and me Message-ID: <199706270526.XAA01694@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <33B21D00.6F83@en.com> from "smitho" at Jun 26, 97 03:40:48 am
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smitho queried: > I need to obtain FreeBSD to run a internet server. > we havent bought the server yet and I wanted to download the OS to get a > look at it ahead of time we are hopeing to use..... To add slightly to what Nadav already said: > 16x Mitsumi cd-rom I've had pretty good luck with Mitsumi CD-ROMS so far. I know the 8X FX-810s works well with FreeBSD. > pentium 150 AMD K5's are cheaper for the performance, but we've beaten that topic to death last week. ;^) > tyan 1572 430tx atx model Dunno. > quantum 2.1 SE with ultra DMA 33 IDE IDE? Ugh. Not for a server -- only for a low-end workstation where $$$ are more important than performance. > (2) 64 MB sd-ram dimm moduals Yum! > colorado T3000 back up Get a SCSI tape drive. I've heard reports these TR3 and TR4 drives are *much* slower than expected, but if you're doing backups over night, who cares? Also, the media are quite expensive; if you're planning to run a *regular* backup, and use more than 3 or 4 tapes, a 4mm DAT drive will probably be cheaper overall. Faster, too. > el-chepo video card (we wont be running a GUI) Amen! Finally a voice of reason! Monitors smaller than 17" are useless for workstations, monitors larger than 9" are overkill for servers. ;^) I have a really nice 9" paper-white VGA bought on a clearance from IBM a few years ago; they were changing all of their CASH REGISTERS to color VGA. Doh! Got it new for $60 and use it on my little "boat anchor" test machine/server. > and a 3 com 3c905 10 base t ethernet card Ugh! Get a DEC 2104x based card. > I have had a hard time trying to find specific information on hardware > compatability or any info reguarding reccommended install method RTFM: follow Nadav's link to the handbook. > (cd-rom,tape,disk,etc.) I have contacted many of the above mentioned CD-ROM, definitely. Unless you already have a *fast* internet connection. I did a network install at work shortly after 2.2 was released. We have a shared T1, which is really fast after 6:00 pm local time. I installed FreeBSD over the internet on a K5/133 faster than a co-worker installed NT 4.0 off cd-rom on identical hardware. ;^) This impressed the PC-heads at work. > vendors and they say they do not support FBSD are there drivers in the > OS that will work with these pieces?? there is alot of vague references Yes. Most standard bits of PC hardware are supported, see the handbook for more detailed info. > but nothing specific I was wondering if I may trouble you to give me any > hardware recommendations and/or any type of neet stuff you can tell me > would be great and highly appreciated I think we want to use ver. 2.2.2 > that seems to be the most recent stable version from all the reading I Good luck!
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