So this machine should scream for a home based network from the looks of
it. My current test machine you'll all laugh www.dlois.com/status.html
is here. (I kepted my old domain from when I was a dialup provider) VERY
old machine with limited hardware. It works well but doesn't always keep
up with the 15 meg cable connection. pfSense impressed me enough that I
wanted to use a real server. The new one should arrive next week. Dell
PowerEdge 2850 2 x 3.2GHz / 4GB / 64 Bit / 6 x 73GB 15K
<http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11400.m1842.l3160/7?euid=597a9ca79d28476488d41c7603a9a5c1&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D370952791771%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AL%3AOC%3AUS%3A3160>
Far cry from current P2 433 512k ram and 4 gig hd with dual 100 nics.
Can't wait!
On 5/19/2014 7:06 PM, Walter Parker wrote:
The amd64 is for all 64 bit machines (amd64 and Intel EMT64)
The x86 is for all 32 bit machines (Intel and AMD)
According the spec sheet,
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/2850_specs.pdf,
that is a 64 bit machine.
Note, because AMD developed 64 for the x86 first, the BSDs call 64 bit
mode amd64. When Intel licensed it from AMD, they called by a
different name (something without the competitor's name in it).
Another common name for amd64 is x86_64.
The only place where AMD vs. Intel 64 really makes a difference is in
VM servers (such as ESXi and XenServer), where methods for visualizing
IO are different. Most other places, 64 bit is 64 bit and really
doesn't matter.
Walter
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Brian Caouette <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Just ordered a Poweredge 2850. It has the xeno processor. Do I
install the Intell version or amd64?
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