Cal Sawyer

In a past life when i was working with IRIX systems, i changed from innd t DNews ( http://netwinsite.com/dnews/install.htm,   http://netwinsite.com/dnes/faq1.htm#2 ).  Looks like it's been out of development since 2007 (but wht's changed nntp-wise since 2007?  dunno), but it was a piece of cake to cnfigure and administer.

- csawyer
 

I like my Atto ExpressPCI UL5D.  Supports LUNs > 2TB, which iirc, Adaptec till (?) doesn't.

- csawyer
 

Re quad-port NICs: AOC-SG-i4 is good, too, and smaller than the UG version iirc, it uses a newer Intel chipset as well. Oddly, it isn't listed on Suermicro's site except as a PDF factsheet.  I have a few of them and they wrk well.  There's also the Intel EXPI9404PTL, but here in the UK it's a far chunk more expensive than the SM card.

cheers,

- csawyer