From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 11 00:17:52 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA18118 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:17:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from obie.softweyr.ml.org ([199.104.124.49]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA18107 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:17:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.ml.org (8.7.5/8.6.12) id BAA05049; Mon, 11 Aug 1997 01:20:44 -0600 (MDT) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 01:20:44 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199708110720.BAA05049@obie.softweyr.ml.org> From: Wes Peters To: webgu4@ix.netcom.com CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Server In-Reply-To: <33E66D3D.3DDC@ix.netcom.com> References: <33E66D3D.3DDC@ix.netcom.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Alex Torke writes: > Hey, alright, I'm kinda new to Unix and especially to FreeBSD. I have > but one question. Is is possible to set up the machine as a web server > using a PPP account, a static IP and Apache? I'm pretty sure that this > will work but I need someone who knows Unix to verify this. Thanks. Sure. If you're at all serious about your web server, you will want to look into either ISDN or fractional T1, as opposed to analog modems, to connect to your ISP. People will soon tire of waiting for your pages to download and stop clicking to your site. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com