Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:46:08 -0500 From: Dan Benjamin <dpb@kafka.hqs.crc.com> To: pitlord@nrv.net Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: New game in town Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19961220164608.00668434@kafka.hqs.crc.com>
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>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. I'd reconsider. You may save yourself a couple hundred dollars to start out with, but how much will you loose when you loose your customers to competition because *their* servers are still running? Yes, it makes that much difference. >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). I'd go with the 486, and get plenty of memory and HD space - don't be fooled into thinking that running DNS for only 1 domain is an easy task. Just remember each time a user connects *anywhere* they will ask your 486 to resolve its IP. >We're also thinking of throwing together a decent 486 system to use >as a user shell/web server, allowing almost full development access Make that a Pentium with sizeable memory and swap. >Would it be wise to use samba to allow subscribers to mount their >home directories from their own machine? It would be very unwise. >How would I go about setting up the /home filesystem so that I >could mount additional media as we gain users? Home should be a mount point for one of your drives, which you can divide up however you might want - a constant source for debate. I wont enter it. Good luck. ============================================== Dan Benjamin dpb@kafka.hqs.crc.com Office (407) 244-3700 x1017 Pager (407) 980-8239 ============================================== Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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