Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 17:02:00 -0400 From: "Johanan L. Codona" <codona@planet.net> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Starting an ISP! Message-ID: <199510142102.RAA16826@rustic> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.951014130526.16765C-100000@alpha.ftcnet.com> (message from Bernard Klatt on Sat, 14 Oct 1995 13:19:58 -0700 (PDT))
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On Sat, 14 Oct 1995, Bernard Klatt wrote: >I asked this a while back and got 1 reply back that indicated the >Walnut Creek CD-ROM distribution was the 'only' choice. Are there >other versions available, if so, where, and what's the difference >between the current Walnut Creek dist CD-ROM and an alternate ver? Well, there is 2.0, 2.0.5, 2.1-stable, and the ever popular -current which can be the kernel equivalent of a bucking bronco! I had assumed that the answer would be one of: 1) Use 2.0.5 until 2.1.0 is released. 2) Use 2.1-stable until 2.1.0 is released. 3) Use BSDI. >Seagate Baracuda's seem to have had heat-related reliability >problems. Our Micropolis 1936 died after 5 months of use as >a news server drive. We're running Quantum's now.. I had read the same about Quantums! >> What are the best choices for: >> - multi-serial cards >Don't use 'em (except for the first 4 COM ports, >then get a Livingston PortMaster) Interesting. I'll have to look that one up. >> - memory per user >> - networking cards >3Com and SMC seem to know how to make solid NIC's I have successfully used both of these too. >> - other hardware? >APC's new Smart UPS products are a good choice Do we have support yet for its power-down interface? >Bernard Klatt Owner Fairview Tech Ctr Ltd. www.ftcnet.com -- Johanan L. Codona The Stekas Group codona@planet.net
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