Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 18:04:24 -0400 From: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc> To: FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org Subject: Startup FreeBSD ISP host. Message-ID: <390F50E7.507A67CE@smartsoft.cc>
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Hi, I am kinda a newbie here so here come my question(s): I am thinking hard about setting up a FreeBSD machine as dedicated host for e-mail and WWW. I have been talking to Bell Atlantic about this and they send me an offer at follows: 1. Cisco 2620 Router for $ 2,978.00 I do realize that this is more than it would be to buy this thing somewhere else, but configuration (I do not know how much I need this) is included. 2. Monthly recurring charge of $887.25 for 256K Frame Relay. 3. Some kind of security I do not think I really need. I have no idea where this offer stands. Nor do I know if this is really the best thing to do. I hope somebody on this list has a lot of experience with this and give me some valuable advice. Simply speaking what I want is this: 1. Intel Pentium based FreeBSD 4.0 Box with Apache. 2. Dedicated connection, minimal 128K, but preferable 256K or higher to the internet. I understand that this is done using an Ethernet card in the box and a router connected to the Ethernet card. 3. Host at least 3, but probably up to 10 domains on the box. I understood that Apache is able to do this. All the domains already exists, just would have to change their IP addresses I guess. 4. Attach the box to our local PC network using a second Ethernet card in the box and a 10/100 TX hub. 5. Use the box for incoming and outgoing e-mail for the several domains. 6. Use the box as a gateway to serve the web. Why do I concider this? Right now we have a couple of domain's hosted with different virtual host providers. Monthly charges vary between $45 to $85. We have 2 dialin ISDN-2 providers, 1 is backup, Each $35/month. ISDN-2 phone line with an access plan which we usually just do not make. About $120/month The total costs for Internet access, e-mail and hosting are somewhere between $400 and $500 per month with all kinds of restrictions. Virtual hosts usually can not store more than 40 Mb, some have 60 Mb, but it's usually rather limited. The only scripting allowed is PERL. No C or C++. FTP is a problem. etc. etc. etc. I guess I just would be a lot happier if I could run my own FreeBSD host, with all the sites and a few other things upto and unlimited boundary. Any ideas? Comments? Suggestions? Thanks! Jan Knepper -- =============================================================== Jan Knepper Smartsoft, LLC 88 Petersburg Road Petersburg, NJ 08270 U.S.A. Phone: 609-628-4260 FAX : 609-628-1267 http://www.smartsoft.cc/ --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.pianoprincess.com/ http://www.mp3.com/pianoprincess http://www.riffage.com/Bands/0,2939,2859,00.html http://pianoprincess.iuma.com/ http://www.changemusic.com/piano_princess =============================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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