From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 8 01:10:18 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFBD316A400 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:10:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C7D113C491 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:10:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l1819VNR037832; Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:09:32 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070207190744.02801488@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:09:18 -0600 To: "Kelly Jones" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com > References: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:10:19 -0000 FreeBSD runs on most i386 based hardware as long as you have 64 MB ram or more. So you can recycle an old desktop PC to run FreeBSD and then have at it. Or buy a cheap new desktop or refurbished. -Derek At 07:01 PM 2/7/2007, Kelly Jones wrote: >I'm looking to rent a low-cost FreeBSD dedicated server or VPS with >root access. For a VPS, I realize this is really psuedo-root access. > >I once rented a VPS on a FreeBSD box that was split into virtual boxes >using "jail", but wasn't happy with it. So, if it's not a dedicated >box, I'm looking for something like Virtuozzo, Xen, vmware running >FreeBSD as a guest OS, etc. > >The box doesn't have to be super-fast or have lots of disk space: just >looking for something that will let me play around with ports, pf, run >experiments, etc > >Does anyone have any suggestions? > >-- >We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying >to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to >new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile. >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.