Re: Dell HW?
We ditched Dell due to their pricing and delivery times. When dell goes and say shop at dell and avoid the middleman then i expect to get a cheaper computer, As they say them selves, they don't have any stoch, they don't have any shops you buy directly from them. When i buy i then have to wait 10 working days to get the thing. I can go to almost any other major/minor company and get a similar computer delivered next day at the same price, sometimes lower and sometimes a little higher. Service and features are for the client computer side roughly the same in DK for most major companies (dell, FujitsuSiemens, IBM, Acer and so on). Anyways that was a little off topic. I have run OpenBSD on a few Latitude laptops from Dell and always seem to have problems with the sound. anything else works great. Regards Isak We ditched Dell mostly due to their inherently retartded policy of not shipping AMD-hardware. With the introduction of Opterons there's just no valid reason for being an Intel only shop any more, we now have multiple HP DL 145(AMD Opteron based) of which some run OpenBSD, we're very pleased with HP so far. Regards Johan M:son
Re: Dell HW?
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] so spake chefren (chefren): Hm, I cannot get the audio working on the SC400's, I believe something is wrong with the mixer. Tried 3.6 and all kind of patches. Dell seems to hook up the ac97 stuff differently than most others. On the Dells I've seen the line-out was actually wired to the headphone jack. Anyway, try un-muting all input and try all the jacks--one is bound to work... - todd
Dell HW?
We have been requested to use Dell HW for some new systems. Any recommended models (RM) for: 1) Gateway/firewall? 2) SAN? In the alternative, any to avoid? Thanks! Lee
Re: Dell HW?
On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 02:10:06PM -0500, L. V. Lammert wrote: We have been requested to use Dell HW for some new systems. Any recommended models (RM) for: 1) Gateway/firewall? 2) SAN? It really depends on your exact needs (how many NICs, how many disks, etc). Almost every Dell seems to work fine with OpenBSD, but definitely avoid CERC controllers, especially the SATA ones. Go with PERC 4 that are way more reliable. The company I'm working for is almost exclusively buying Dell 1850 nowadays. They work flawlessly with Linux, DragonFlyBSD and OpenBSD even in 64-bit mode. And unless you absolutely need Dell, also have a look at Transtec hardware, which is almost half the price of Dell's for the same features and the same support. http://www.transtec.de/D/E/index.html We use their Opteron systems (1001L for web servers and processing and 2500L for databases and file servers) with no issue so far. For a SAN, their 2500L are really nice, as you can put up to 10 disks there, without the need for any external enclosure. Best regards, -- Frank - my stupid blog: http://00f.net
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L.V., I am running the Poweredge 650 at a customer site right now running OpenBSD 3.5 (soon to go to 3.7). It would make an excellent firewall (right now I am using it for syslog and testing) as all the parts work correctly. Mitch -Original Message- From: L. V. Lammert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 5/19/2005 3:10 PM To: misc@openbsd.org Cc: Subject:Dell HW? We have been requested to use Dell HW for some new systems. Any recommended models (RM) for: 1) Gateway/firewall? 2) SAN? In the alternative, any to avoid? Thanks! Lee CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message is intended to be viewed only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited without our prior permission. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, or if you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and delete the original message and any copies of it from your computer system.
Re: Dell HW?
I run SC400's, various laptops (old and new),and desktops (old and new) without any issues. -- Allie D. Allnix,LLC. http://www.allnix.net PGP Public key: http://www.allnix.net/ads_public_key Marco Peereboom said: I run just about any imaginable server they sell. Works for me tm. On May 19, 2005, at 2:10 PM, L. V. Lammert wrote: We have been requested to use Dell HW for some new systems. Any recommended models (RM) for: 1) Gateway/firewall? 2) SAN? In the alternative, any to avoid? Thanks! Lee
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* L. V. Lammert [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-05-19 13:01]: We have been requested to use Dell HW for some new systems. Any recommended models (RM) for: 1) Gateway/firewall? I've been using lots and lots of dell 650/750 series for this as well as dell 1650/1750. 2) SAN? In the alternative, any to avoid? SAN in general :) use scsi it's cheaper. -Bob -- Bob Beck Computing and Network Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Alberta True Evil hides its real intentions in its street address.
