Eta Carina Ltd Hardware Section

My network system now consist of the following machines with the original gear, from my first IBM Compatable PC, identified:

Workstation Computer name: Canis Major ....Mostly used for programming Main Operating System: Windows 98 Asus P2B 440BX AGPSet Motherboard Intel PIII 450Mhz CPU 256MB PC100 DIMM Ram 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive 10GB Western Digital HDD 40 speed CD-Rom Sound Blaster 128PCI Diamond Stealth III S540 Xtreme AGP Video Card NetGear FA310TX Network Card Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and ADI 19" Microscan 6P SVGA Monitor (all shared) Middle Tower Case

Play Station Computer name: Taurus ....I use this mostly to test entertainment software on ;o) Main Operating System: Windows 98 Asus Socket A A7V Motherboard AMD Thunderbird 900Mhz CPU 256MB PC133 DIMM Ram 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive Iomega 100 Zip Drive 20GB ATA100 Western Digital HDD Asus 40 speed CD-Rom Sound Blaster Live Asus AGP-V7700 Graphics Card 3Com 3C905B-TX PCI Network Card Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and ADI 19" Microscan 6P SVGA Monitor (all shared)

Primary Domain Controller & File Server Computer name: Carina ....PDC for Whangarei Domain Main Operating System: Windows NT Server 4.0 Asus P2B-S 440BX AGPSet Motherboard Intel PII450 CPU 128MB PC100 DIMM Ram 9.1GB SCSI Hard Drives 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive 20 speed Mitsum SCSI CD-Rom Sound Blaster Vibra 16 sound card Tident 8580 AGP Video Card 8Mb ram US Robtics 56K modem (Shared) 3Com 3C905B-TX PCI Network Card Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and 15" color Monitor (all shared) 15" Optiquest SVGA Color Monitor Full Tower Case

FIREWALL Computer name: Draco Main Operating System: Windows NT Server 4 Asus CUSL2-C Intel 815EP AGPset Intel PIII 800 CPU 256MB PC133 DIMM Ram Western Digital 20Gb Hard Drive 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive (original gear) Mitsumi 48 speed CD-Rom Drive 3D G-Force B-32 Plus AGP Video Card Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI 2 NetGear FA310TX Network Cards Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and ADI 19" Microscan 6P SVGA Monitor (all shared) Desk Top Case

Web Server Computer name: Leo ....The removable HDD frame at top is just for storage of the extra drive from Aquarius Main Operating System: Windows NT Server 4 Internet Information Server 4.0 Asus P5A-B AMD K6-500 CPU 128Mb PC100 Ram 3.2Gb IDE Hard Drive 9.2Gb SCSI Hard Drive 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive Sound Blaster 16 sound card Diamond Speedstar AGP Graphics Card NetGear FA310TX Network Card 15" ViewSonic Color Monitor Full Tower Case First Full Tower Case I bought

Workstation Computer name: Aquarius ....The removable HDD frame at top is for swapping the OS HDDs Main Operating System: Windows NT Workstation 4 and Win98 Asus TX97-E Motherboard with 512k Pipeline Burst SRAM level 2 cache Intel P200 MMX CPU 48Mb EDO Ram 2 @ Western Digital 850Mb Hard Drives (removable) Seagate 2Gig Hard Drive 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive (original gear) Wearnes 8 speed CD-Rom Drive Mitsumi Writeable CD-Rom Drive Diamond Viper V330 Creative Labs SB64 AWE NetGear FA310TX Network Card Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and 15" color Monitor (all shared) Desk Top Case

Backup and Print Server Computer name: Aries ....(this was the network file server when I only had four machines) Main Operating System: Windows NT Server 4 Intel 82430VX PCI Bus Motherboard with 512k Pipeline Burst SRAM level 2 cache Intel P120 CPU 40Mb EDO Ram Seagate 540Mb Hard Drive Quantum 540Mb Hard Drive 250Mb Conner Tape Backup Drive 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive Sound Blaster 16 sound card NetGear FA310TX Network Card Epson EPL-5200 Laser Printer Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and 15" color Monitor (shared) Mini Tower Case

NT Router Computer name: Eridanus Main Operating System: Windows Server 4.0 P/I-P55TP4 Intel chip PCI Bus Motherboard with 256k Cache Intel P120 CPU 64Mb Fast Page Ram Maxtor 540Mb Hard Drive (original gear) Seagate 540Mb Hard Drive 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive Asus PCI-AV26CT VGA video/Audio card 1Mb Ram w/Vibra 16 3@ NetGear FA310TX Network Card Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and 15" color Monitor (shared) Desk Top Case

Backup Domain Controller Computer name: Orion ....BDC for Whangarei Domain Main Operating System: Windows NT Server 4.0) 8500TUR Intel chip PCI Bus Motherboard with 256k cache Intel P120 CPU 64Mb EDO Ram Seagate 3Gb Hard Drive 2@ Creative Labs Quad Speed CD-Rom Drives (one original gear) 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive Vibra 16 Sound Card 3 NetGear FA310TX Network Card Diamond Stealth SE video Card 2Mb Ram Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and 15" color Monitor (shared) Middle Tower Case

Primary Domain Controller Computer name: Auriga ....PDC for Papatoetoe Domain Main Operating System: Windows NT Server 4.0) MS-5170 TX9 512K Cache Intel P233 CPU 64Mb EDO Ram 2@ Maxtor 540Mb Hard Drives 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive 3 NetGear FA310TX Network Card ATI Xpert 98 Video Card Microsoft Mouse, Keyboard and 15" color Monitor (shared) Desktop Case

FIREWALL Computer name: Pyxis ....Firewall for Papatoetoe Domain Main Operating System: Linux 7.0 Asus P5A-B AMD K6-500 CPU 128Mb PC100 Ram 9.2Gb Western Digital Hard Drive 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive Sound Blaster 16 sound card Diamond Speedstar AGP Graphics Card NetGear FA310TX Network Card Full Tower Case

Workstation Computer name: Aquila Main Operating System: Windows 98 Toshiba 2500 CDS Laptop with 512Kb L2 cache Intel 233Mhz MMX CPU 64Mb Ram 2Gb Hdd 20 speed CD-Rom (built-in) 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive 56K Dynalink Modem SuperCom EP-427 Ethernet Card DSTN 12" LCD 800x600 16M colors screen 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive 64-bit SVGA graphics controller

Workstation Computer name: ....(Retired until I can get a replacement AT power supply) Main Operating System: Windows for Workgroups 3.11 SOYO 80486 V/L Bus Motherboard with 256k cache Intel 486 DX4-100 CPU 16Mb Fast Page Ram 1.44k 3.50" floppy drive 14" NEC MultiSync II VGA Color Monitor Microsoft mouse (original gear) Slimline Desk Top Case

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