From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 16 18:19:22 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA16885 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 16 Dec 1995 18:19:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA16879 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 1995 18:19:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id MAA04283; Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:52:03 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199512180222.MAA04283@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Internet gateway references To: john@gateway.net.hk (John Beukema) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:52:03 +1030 (CST) Cc: phgray@tcjcnelrc.edu, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "John Beukema" at Dec 17, 95 07:29:03 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > On Fri, 15 Dec 1995, Paul Howard Gray wrote: > >> I am working with a team assigned to get an Internet host up and running >> that will ultimately support multiple LANs on each of 5 campuses running a ... >> None of those involved have any major UNIX background (I have operated a ... >> There is some time pressure on this decision so any info anyone could This is an absolute disaster scenario. You _will_ want to find a local Unix consultant familiar with your chosen platform (Obviously, I too would be advising you to consider FreeBSD 2.1.0 very seriously), or alternatively recruit a BSD unix familiar administrator with experience in this field into your team. You _will_not_ be able to achieve anything significant in a situation where "time pressure" exists if you are learning as you go. Save yourself the ulcer and the stress, and do the job properly. > > Paul H. Gray -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[