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From: taxman <taxman@acd.net>
To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>,
	daniel warfe <danielwarfe@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: setting up server (was by daniel warfe)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:23:50 +0100
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On Friday 21 February 2003 02:30 pm, Bill Moran wrote:
> daniel warfe wrote:
> > The charity currently contains 2 sites which are the main charity sit=
e=20
> > and a shop front site. The shop front tries to make enough income to=20
> > support the charity and cover daily operating costs.
> >=20
> > Currently I am looking at a 256k ADSL connection which will be instal=
led=20
> > at the main charity site and a 56K modem will be installed so the sho=
p=20
> > front will be dialing in to the main site to provide internet access.
> >=20
> > What i need to know is how easy would it be to set up FreeBSD as a=20
> > server to proved both the connection to the internet, internet to lan=
=20
> > users as well as being a dial in server so the shop site can connect =
in=20
> > to use the internet and possible backup files to the server.
>=20
> Easy is a relative term.  I think it would be very easy ... then again,
> I've done it before.
>=20
> > I am spent some time using unix/solaris but most of it has been follo=
w=20
> > the bouncing ball or locating answers of websites.
>=20
> I think that between the FreeBSD hanbook, and articles at various websi=
tes
> (especially FreeBSD Diary) you should be able to accomplish what you wa=
nt
> with few hiccups.  Don't promise any deployment dates if this is the fi=
rst
> time you've done this, though.  Take some time to test and make sure it
> works as you want.

=09I agree.  Everything you want to do can be done with FreeBSD, it is th=
en just=20
a question of learning how to do it.  Read the right documentation, and a=
fter=20
that ask some questions here and you should be fine.

Tim

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