freeBSD 6 server motherboard recommendation ??

ke.han ke.han at redstarling.com
Thu Oct 20 10:29:28 PDT 2005


Dear List,
Yes I know this is an often asked question and there is lots of info on 
the web.  But I have been reading for 6 hours and my head is swimming 
and I'm still am not closer to an answer.  I need to get a freeBSD 6 
server in production in less than a week and don't have the skills to 
tweak and ensure the hardware is running optimally. So I need 
recommendations for a server motherboard that works well out of the box.

In summary:
I need a rock solid server motherboard for freeBSD 6 with the following 
characteristics:
1 - 2 x CPU (Pentium or Opteron is ok with me)
2 - SATA (2 ports supporting RAID 1).  If this is not possible, please 
recommend an add-on card that will do the job.
3 - 2 x Gig Ethernet ports (I have read many things about some Ethernet 
controller/drivers working better than others.  I need great throughput 
without tweaking the freeBSD install)
4 - RAM (As long as the mobo is modern, the RAM choices should be fast 
enough)

thanks, ke han




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