I just want a decent server!

[Josh Paetzel]

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
> _______________________________________________

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