Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:53:08 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@mostgraveconcern.com>, "David Banning" <David@www3.pacific-pages.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What kind of ISP/connection am I looking for? Message-ID: <000001bff4e5$1d491480$537009ce@hacker> References: <00bc01bff465$33976fa0$0200000a@danco>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@mostgraveconcern.com> To: "David Banning" <David@www3.pacific-pages.com>; <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 12:16 AM Subject: Re: What kind of ISP/connection am I looking for? > >For a small 7 person company, > >I want to install a php-mysql system for taking orders, keeping > >track of sales, etc. > >Onsite speed would have to be fast, but when connected though the > >web - slow is fine. > > > >We don't want to spend alot of money on the ISP. I see companies > >advertising $400 - $1500 per month for a fast connection. > > > >I'm wondering; > > > >Is there a low-cost way to have the server on-site but still be able to > >access from the web? > > Our 7 user LAN at work is sharing a 384/128 ADSL connection for $50/mo. > We're about 5000 feet from our TelCo's CO, so we get a download speed close > to 1500kbps. I don't have a web server running there, but I do on my home > DSL (http://www.mostgraveconcern.com) with an average upload speed of > 108kbps. If you try moving around my site, you'll get an idea whether or not > this would be fast enough for your server. > > If you need something faster, you could look into a 1500/384 ADSL connection > (about $155/mo here) or an SDSL line. Both would be significantly cheaper > than a T1 line. > > Setting up a web server on your own FreeBSD box is a piece of cake, simply > install Apache with the modules of your choice. You'll want to register your > domain name and get a static IP address from your ISP. If you go with a > decent ISP, they will even host your DNS entries so that you won't have to > mess with setting up a DNS server. > > --Dan > > -- > Dan O'Connor > On Matters of Most Grave Concern > http://www.mostgraveconcern.com > FreeBSD Cheat Sheets > http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ > > I agree with Dan, DSL would probably fit your needs for starters...if you grow to be super-busy you will probably need to fork out the cash for a T1, though. Josh > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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