Dell 1950

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shinny knight wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We are in the process of ordering few servers and we think to ask here first for any known issues with same.
> BTW...company policy requires only Dell servers. Yes, I know...kinda snob^^
> Purpose for this server will be firewall (we are using PF with stateful rules) and custom kernel with NIC pooling compiled.
> We hope this baby will deliver up to 800Mbps per NIC (4).
> One thing is that Dell is not certifying Intel Gigabit NIC with FreeBSD.
> Since in the kernel we have only 
>
> 'device em # Intel PRO/1000 adapter Gigabit Ethernet Card'
>
> Does this include also below specified device? 
> Is any of you using Intel® PRO 1000VT Quad Port Gigabit NIC?
> Is kernel pooling option compatible or working with Intel® PRO 1000VT Quad Port Gigabit NIC?
>
> Appreciate any feedback or suggestion about same.
> TIA
>
> Dell PowerEdge 1950 configuration:
>
> PowerEdge 1950 III: Quad Core Intel® Xeon® L5335, 2x4MB Cache, 2.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB
>
> Additional Processors:Quad Core Intel® Xeon® L5335, 2x4MB Cache, 2.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB
>
> Memory: 4GB 667MHz (4x1GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs
>
> Backplane: 1x2 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives
>
> Primary Controller: PERC6i SAS RAID Controller, 2x4 Connectors, Int, PCIe,
> 256MB Cache
>
> Hard Drive Configuration: Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 1, PERC 6/i Integrated/SAS6/iR
>
> Primary Hard Drive: 250GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
>
> 2nd Hard Drive: 250GB 7.2K RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive
>
> Network Adapter: Intel® PRO 1000VT Quad Port Gigabit NIC, Copper, PCIe-4
>
> CD/DVD Drive: 8X DVD-ROM
>
>
>
> Best regards,
> Catalin
>
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I have the Intel Pro1000 running on a 1386 box FreeBSD 8.*
No problems with it.

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