From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Oct 30 07:04:51 1995 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id HAA25168 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 30 Oct 1995 07:04:51 -0800 Received: from fang.cs.sunyit.edu (fang.cs.sunyit.edu [192.52.220.66]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id HAA25162 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 1995 07:04:45 -0800 Received: (from chuck@localhost) by fang.cs.sunyit.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) id KAA05814 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Mon, 30 Oct 1995 10:04:43 -0500 Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 10:04:43 -0500 From: Charles Kenneth Green - PRC Message-Id: <199510301504.KAA05814@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Equipment - How much is too little or too much? Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk On Oct 30, 9:25am, chitturi@dns1.state.mi.us wrote: } Subject: Equipment - How much is too little or too much? } Hello, } } I am planning on setting up a ISP service mainly for the experience } of setting up a network. I am contemplating on using FreeBSD because } of what I read about its network code being stable. I already have a } machine ( 486/33 running DOS/Linux ). How many machines would I need } ( optimally ) to become an ISP? } } I know that the above question has many possible configurations. I am } not looking to setup a superfast network. My main concern is about } the extra peripherals I have to buy apart for my PC( modems, routers } etc). I read somewhere that FreeBSD can be used as the router. Is } this true? } } As I mentioned earlier, I am doing this for the experience of it. I } may be buy one low end Pentium for this along with my 486. Please } give me some practical advice for a novice on ( setup costs and } operational costs )? } } Any help is appreciated. } } Thank you in advance. } } SubbaRau } } -- } chitturi@dns1.state.mi.us } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ } Disclaimer - I question and speak for myself. }-- End of excerpt from chitturi@dns1.state.mi.us I too am interested in what advice experienced ISP maintainers have on this subject. Could you please post your answers to the list? -- Charles Green UN*X System Administration 22 Powell Ave. Apt. B UN*X Security & Whitesboro, NY 13492 Programming