Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:57:16 -0800 From: Jay Chandler <chandler.lists@chapman.edu> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? Message-ID: <45CCB5FC.10706@chapman.edu> In-Reply-To: <004a01c74c15$eb201140$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com><6.0.0.22.2.20070207190744.02801488@mail.computinginnovations.com><45CA7E37.2060205@chapman.edu> <20070208132838.GB25286@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <004a01c74c15$eb201140$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > ----- 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 > > Maybe that's an option for you, but I'm looking at spending a minimum of another $60 every month to my ISP if I want those services. I haven't been sufficiently impressed to feel that they warrant that extra fee. -- Jay Chandler Network Administrator, Chapman University 714.628.7249 / chandler@chapman.edu Today's Excuse: positron router malfunction
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