FreeBSD Hardware Recomendations - NIC/HD

[Jason Henson]

On 03/08/05 13:38:34, sn1tch wrote:
> I like Intel's network adapters alot, I've never had a single issue
> out of the gigabit adapter I use (Intel Pro/1000 MT PWLA8490MT)
>

I hear 3coms are good.  Try this page
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/hardware.html

> As far as SATA drives if its size you are going for then WD has a
> fairly decent SATA drive for a good price, but in my book the best
> SATA drive is the Raptor by WD..even if its only 74Gb it still has to
> be the fastest SATA drive out.. imo :)
>

The raptors are a bit over priced for backup servers IMO, but they  
outperform several scsi drives that are more expensive.  Try the  
leaderboard at storagereview.com
> 
> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:29:11 -0700, Nick Pavlica <linicks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > All,
> >  I'm looking at adding some hardware to my FreeBSD 5.3+ Backup
> > servers and would like your recommendations for the following  
> items:
> >
> > - Gigabit Ethernet cards:  I'm going to use them as dedicated cards
> in
> > the primary and backup servers so that I can quickly rsync between
> > them.  I would like to find a card  that is currently MP safe and a
> > good performer.
> >
> > -  SATA HD:  I'm currently planning on adding two 200GB drives to
> both
> > servers.  Are there any that stand out as good performers?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > --Nick