Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 12:12:22 -0800 From: Don Wilde <don@partsnow.com> To: jscott@infoconex.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions ML <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Machine Recomendations Message-ID: <34A01B26.32C92ECC@partsnow.com> References: <34A00ECC.703F@infoconex.com>
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Jim Scott wrote: > What kind of machine would you setup to act as a web server that got > around 500 hits a day? That is actually minimal traffic, Jim. You will spend far more on your 'net hookup than on your FreeBSD server. You will have more than adequate results from a 486 with 16 or 32MB. Remember that your Internet connection, even at T-1 speeds, is only 1.54MBits / sec., and even the slow 'net cards like ISA bus NE2000s are 10Mbit cards. Your worst problem is going to be buying a new computer that slow anymore. :) Actually, since there're lots of cheap Pentium motherboards out there, it doesn't pay to invest in anything less. Now even 72-pin SIMMs are being threatened. My favorite Iwill Pentium+SCSI motherboard is only available with SDRAM in the DIMM format... and SDRAM is NOT standard. There are many others though. You will do fine with an IDE-based system. Stick with the Intel chipsets, like TX. Stay away from the new LX and AGP stuff. Tyan, Asus and Supermicro boards have all reported good results, just check the chipset. You can load the console-based system with no X, and it will be quite happy in minimal memory, though you will discover that price pressure is such that small memory older systems cost as much as P100s with 32MB. Why not? > Thanks > Jim -- oooOOO O O O o * * * * * * o ___ _________ _________ ________ _________ _________ ___==_ V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde [don@PartsNow.com] [http://www.PartsNow.com ] /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo--ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo--oo
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