Re: I just want a decent server!

Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET wrote:
Hi,

I'm having a heck of a time trying to find somewhere
responsible and responsive to buy a server from. It shouldn't be
a major deal, but it does seem to be. I'm looking to replace
an ASUS AP1600R-S5. I just want something that has the same
sort of setup (Dual Xeons, 4G mem in enough chips I can
remove 1/2 if there a memory issue suspected, 4 small
size hot swap drives), CD/floppy INTERNAL this time, I need a SCSI
on a different port/channel/etc externally for a RAID, and
a redundant power supply would be really nice.

Trying to get companies to contact me back and
get numbers that make sense is really problematic.

Am I asking for too much? Or too little? Or
too old (SCSI).

Thanks, Tuc
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I've used boxes from ixsystems.com and freebsdsystems.com, both
vendors are extremely knowledgable about FreeBSD and make sure their
hardware is completely FreeBSD compatable. (they'll even preinstall
it for you.)

If you go with someone like Dell or HP you'll get comparable hardware
at a cheaper price but you won't get any help from them whatsoever in
trying to figure out if their hardware is completely compatable, and
yes, I've run FBSD with good and bad results on various dell boxes
over the years.

--
Thanks,

Josh Paetzel
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