Compaq ProLiant: Viable?

[Bruce Lane <kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com>]

Hi, folks,

	Those that noted my earlier message will know that I'm trying to get a
Compaq ProLiant (486DX2/66, 32MB RAM) to work as a router with OpenBSD 2.6.

	You should also know that I've had no success. The reason is that I cannot
convince the system to initialize the second Ethernet card (a 3Com
EtherLink III/EISA). I just now finished stripping the system down to its
basics, config-wise (only a single addy for both cards, IPF and IPNAT
turned off), and I still get (soon after network startup) three "Stray
Interrupt 7" messages in a row, and then the entire system freezes. Nothing
short of a power cycle will recover it.

	Strange thing is, I've disabled the parallel port (which is what I thought
was causing the 'Stray Interrupt' messages). Still no go.

	Has anyone else used a ProLiant for OpenBSD? If so, what did you set the
"Operating System" type to in the EISA config utility?

	FWIW, I'm going to swing by my local used computer place this afternoon,
and see if I can chase down a more generic "clone" box to be my router.
I'll probably save the ProLiant for a mail server or something.

	Thanks in advance.


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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com  // E-mail: kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77
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