From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 16 06:34:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id GAA24058 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 16 Nov 1997 06:34:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from smtp2.sympatico.ca (smtp1.sympatico.ca [204.101.251.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id GAA24053 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 1997 06:34:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tabrown@sympatico.ca) Received: from browns ([206.172.251.207]) by smtp2.sympatico.ca (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA09505 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 1997 09:34:04 -0500 (EST) From: "Travis & AmberLee Brown" To: Subject: FreeBSD for an ISP Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 09:39:56 -0500 Message-ID: <01bcf29d$82561c80$cffbacce@browns> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01BCF273.99801480" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BCF273.99801480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am considering getting FreeBSD to use as a server, I will most likely = get the 4CD copy from Walnut Creek CD-Rom... I just wanted to know what I would have to add to FreeBSD (if anything), = to enable me to use it as an Internet Service Provider. It will be a = small outfit, probably about 5 incoming lines for now, and 1 main = connection to the internet (probably through a Ethernet Cable Modem = (500Kbps). I know I will need hardware, but is there any software which = must be purchased to accomplish this. Please send me any information you have regarding this, plus any = suggestions you might have. By the way after looking through your website and the information on = FreeBSD I am very impressed with it, that's why I am considering it for = my server. Thanks, Travis M. Brown tabrown@sympatico.ca ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BCF273.99801480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am considering getting FreeBSD to use as a server, = I will=20 most likely get the 4CD copy from Walnut Creek CD-Rom...
 
I just wanted to know what I would have to add to = FreeBSD (if=20 anything), to enable me to use it as an Internet Service Provider.  = It will=20 be a small outfit, probably about 5 incoming lines for now, and 1 main=20 connection to the internet (probably through a Ethernet Cable Modem=20 (500Kbps).  I know I will need hardware, but is there any software = which=20 must be purchased to accomplish this.
 
Please send me any information you have regarding = this, plus=20 any suggestions you might have.
 
By the way after looking through your website and = the=20 information on FreeBSD I am very impressed with it, that's why I am = considering=20 it for my server.
 
Thanks,
 
Travis M. Brown
tabrown@sympatico.ca
 
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