From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 9 14:30:08 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 0F8EA16A4D2 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:30:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kithera@yahoo.com) Received: from web43122.mail.sp1.yahoo.com (web43122.mail.sp1.yahoo.com [216.252.121.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C1AFE13C461 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:30:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kithera@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 93788 invoked by uid 60001); 9 Feb 2007 14:30:07 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=jkg53eY1G/xSvSsceeB97q6R++ixiBD44PukB7jS7vsyvCXAXuTSWih2txs8izEY2aD/1tAGlA5EcThitCEy1RtyTPw4VNEYGt7AB+1kwVs9XSXO3PZeoXv81vWd+SDRNtbVrZQJ96/J+QzKDM68ktUJJ6LP2p/FsP4k3caiXYQ=; X-YMail-OSG: kJCptYMVM1mEr7yu2vlKLZJA6myuV13hvaxLxf5buQG4HQmE9AFdkE1WZHJTQLAaOQwobNSMmiXCaXlXbf8uxpTWR0Tw.9VvsSmR.cDuA2ntR7vrca8qG1IcVNsMpoWJ_E3JaFcgHlohuR26E__ZvvYI Received: from [67.173.189.68] by web43122.mail.sp1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:30:07 PST Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 06:30:07 -0800 (PST) From: Grant Wagner To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <476741.88511.qm@web43122.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> 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: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:30:08 -0000 Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? If you don't mind the lack of vidio (serial connection or network) then maybe one of these babies might be for you. I want to experement with one with a pci or better slot for a full home server for off the grid homes. Most of these boxes use less than 5 watts total. SBC http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8498487406.html >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. >////jerry > > I'd have interest in the answer to this question as well, as a jailed > environment isn't quite what I want either. > > > -- > Jay Chandler ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com