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> References: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20070207190744.02801488@mail.computinginnovations.com> <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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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