Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 22:45:41 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@msu.edu>, "Jay Chandler" <chandler.lists@chapman.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? Message-ID: <004a01c74c15$eb201140$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com><6.0.0.22.2.20070207190744.02801488@mail.computinginnovations.com><45CA7E37.2060205@chapman.edu> <20070208132838.GB25286@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: "Jay Chandler" <chandler.lists@chapman.edu> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 5:28 AM Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 05:34:47PM -0800, Jay Chandler wrote: > > > Derek Ragona wrote: > > >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 > > > > > > > The problem with this approach is that it doesn't get you a static IP > > with proper rDNS and a host of other things... > > It does if you buy an ISP account that includes a static IP and > does DNS for you or you set up your own DNS and register the server. > But that might actually cost a whole extra $6 a month and isn't it preferable to spend $100 a month at some colo house? Ted
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