Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 23:49:10 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "[distraxion] post-office" <jepez@pi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: some questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980308234804.3844O-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35004C15.5455@pi.net>
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On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, [distraxion] post-office wrote: > sorry 2 bother you,but i really would like 2 set up a server but dont > know mutch about it..i hope you can answer some questions: > > 1.So i put the freeBSD software on my computer,and i have a 24hourz > connection and i can run a server...is it really that simple? If you can get FreeBSD on your machine and a 24/7 link from your ISP, sure :) > 2.When you want you'r server online,you dont have to dail to something > but you will be automaticly online,altrough you'r telephone line will be > busy from then on? > 3.do i still need a provider-account? Yes, FreeBSD doesn't magically invent a network connection. That's up to you. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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