Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 13:19:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Bernard Klatt <admin@ftcnet.com> To: "Johanan L. Codona" <codona@planet.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Starting an ISP! Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.951014130526.16765C-100000@alpha.ftcnet.com> In-Reply-To: <199510141943.PAA16746@rustic>
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On Sat, 14 Oct 1995, Johanan L. Codona wrote: > * What version of FreeBSD should we use? (We are looking to go > "on-the-air" in about 4-6 weeks.) I asked this a while back and got 1 reply back that indicated the Walnut Creek CD-ROM distribution was the 'only' choice. Are there other versions available, if so, where, and what's the difference between the current Walnut Creek dist CD-ROM and an alternate ver? > * We are thinking about a fast Pentium with SCSI disks for storage. Seagate Baracuda's seem to have had heat-related reliability problems. Our Micropolis 1936 died after 5 months of use as a news server drive. We're running Quantum's now.. > What are the best choices for: > - multi-serial cards Don't use 'em (except for the first 4 COM ports, then get a Livingston PortMaster) > - memory per user > - networking cards 3Com and SMC seem to know how to make solid NIC's > - other hardware? APC's new Smart UPS products are a good choice Bernard Klatt Owner Fairview Tech Ctr Ltd. www.ftcnet.com
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