Greetings! I wish to thank everyone for their testimony regarding this "CentOS on Compaq Proliant Rackmount Servers" thread. The basics have been answered and I am grateful. Even though I can fund brand new shiny latest greatest fastest I think it is a foolish waste of money unless there is a true "need". Is it currently worth getting used dual PIII 1850R's or should I start with used dual PIII DL380's and like 1Ghz minimum processor speed? I couldn't find used 1850R's on eBay with more than 600Mhz. Although there are not thousands upon thousands of clients there is A LOT of bandwidth to service. Remember, the goal here is to have a bunch of happy little CentOS boxen purring away. :) I have several custom built units, yet I need more! - rh