i use a sun ipx for a router which is the 80 mhz variant i used to use
an ipc until netbsd 1.6 didn't like it.  The machine had a onboard
ethernet card and a a combo scsi/ethernet card in it.  The machine
handleded routing fine of speeds up to 200k a second while the machine
was compiling i use the ipx now and it does all that with dns and dhcpd
email www all fine
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, webmaster@datazap.net wrote:

> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:49:25 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "webmaster@datazap.net" <webmaster@datazap.net>
> To: NetBSD port-sparc mailing list <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
> Subject: sparc classic vs quadra 650
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am hoping that I can get some useful conversation from this, and don't
> make anyone mad!
>
> I am looking to setup another computer to act as a router. I will be using
> a cable modem, and there will be a web server on the network. Anyway, I
> have the opportunity to buy either a sparc classic with monitor,
> keyboard, and mouse or an overpriced quadra 650 (Ofcourse, NetBSD runs on
> both these machines).
>
> Here is my dilemna:
>
> Although I am not a mac guy, I have a lots of parts for the quadra 650
> including two 10baseT ethernet cards, and an adaptor to use a pc monitor,
> keyboard, and mouse. So, there would be nothing that I would need to buy
> for the mac. On the down side the mac is terribly slow, and now that I
> have a quadra (this mac will not support 2 NICs) hooked to the cable modem
> it only downloads at about 14K per sec. (this is under mac OS). Plus, this
> computer is really ticking me off, because it should be able to bus much
> more than that.
>
> As for the Sparc Classic, it will cost me $110 to get a quad 10baseT
> ethernet card. And it will need a bigger hard drive and more memory. Plus
> it does not have a floppy drive. I must admit that I never used a sun
> before and I am a little bit nervous about playing with the openPROM.
>
> So, here is my questions:
>
> 1. Does NetBSD support a quad 10baseT ethernet card? (I can't seem to find
> this in the faq.)
>
> 2. How much should the sparc classic be able to bus?
>
> 3. Can I use PC memory in the Sparc Classic or is there a place that I
> can find cheap ram for it?
>
> 4. Is there any other problems that I will run into by using a sparc
> classic?
>
> 5. When one would you use for a router?
>
> Thanks,
> Al
>
>
>