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Date:      Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:28:38 -0500
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        Jay Chandler <chandler.lists@chapman.edu>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS?
Message-ID:  <20070208132838.GB25286@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <45CA7E37.2060205@chapman.edu>
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On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 05:34:47PM -0800, Jay Chandler wrote:

> Derek Ragona wrote:
> >FreeBSD runs on most i386 based hardware as long as you have 64 MB ram 
> >or more.  So you can recycle an old desktop PC to run FreeBSD and then 
> >have at it.  Or buy a cheap new desktop or refurbished.
> >
> >        -Derek
> >
> 
> The problem with this approach is that it doesn't get you a static IP 
> with proper rDNS and a host of other things...

It does if you buy an ISP account that includes a static IP and
does DNS for you or you set up your own DNS and register the server.

////jerry

> 
> I'd have interest in the answer to this question as well, as a jailed 
> environment isn't quite what I want either.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jay Chandler
> Network Administrator, Chapman University
> 714.628.7249 / chandler@chapman.edu
> Today's Excuse: Too many interrupts 
> 
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