From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 8 13:30:15 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E44E16A41A for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:30:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24A1613C4A8 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2007 13:30:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l18DScFu025350; Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:28:38 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l18DScFD025349; Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:28:38 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:28:38 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Jay Chandler Message-ID: <20070208132838.GB25286@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20070207190744.02801488@mail.computinginnovations.com> <45CA7E37.2060205@chapman.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45CA7E37.2060205@chapman.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:30:16 -0000 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"