Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:23:30 -0500 From: Troy Settle <pitlord@nrv.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: New game in town Message-ID: <32BABD81.7D9E@nrv.net>
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Hey all, I've been following this list for several months now, and
have a few questions for which I need answers/opinions
We're a new ISP, hoping to be online by January 1. Our network
configuration looks as follows:
T1 (don't even ask about the source... we'll be moving to uunet or
something when we outgrow a single T1)
Kentrox CSU/DSU
Cisco 2501
Ascend Max 4004 Terminal server
6x86/166+, HX 430 chipset (tritan II), 64MB Ram, 4-5gig IDE storage
(will move to SCSI as we grow)
To keep starup costs down, we've elected to use the IDE drives. We
plan to keep a close eye on system/network resources, and stay on top
of potential problems.
We're also planning on using either a 386/25 or 486/33 to run an
authentication server and name server, leaving the main server for
mail, web, ftp, and other services (no news for now, thank God).
We're also thinking of throwing together a decent 486 system to use
as a user shell/web server, allowing almost full development access
to our subscribers, including cgi. This will be done under the
premis that we will not guarantee security on this system (it will be
isolated from the other servers for obvious security reasons)
Ok, with the network pretty much laid out, any comments?
Would it be wise to use samba to allow subscribers to mount their
home directories from their own machine?
How would I go about setting up the /home filesystem so that I
could mount additional media as we gain users?
Thanks in advance for your input,
Troy
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