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From: namh@panix.com (Hyung-song Nam)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Internet service providing-which OS?
Date: 17 Jul 1995 13:14:50 -0400
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC
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hello,
I'm about to setup some P5-100 machines to provide
internet services. I need to choose an OS, and I have
come to three choices: Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows NT.
I will have a T1 or 56k and provide terminal
and PPP/SLIP access. I will also have a small network
connected via ethernet which I will use to teach net
classes. Server will probably serve about 10-20
machines simultaneously. One machine will be a
dedicated news server, and another will be ftp and web,
and another will be for terminal & PPP.
Which of the OS's above will best suit the job? I have
heard that FreeBSD is more stable, but linux users can
argue with that ( I myself use linux :) ). FreeBSD also
is known to have a better NFS performance, so that may
be a reason to choose FreeBSD. I personally don't think
Windows NT is well suited for ISP, but it may be easier
to configure and manage than unix machines.
I would like to get some feedback before I begin the
process. I would also like to know if it's practical
to provide PPP using a PC server instead of using a
terminal server(?). I would prefer email replies
since I can't check the newsgroups so often anymore.
thanx
--
-Hyung-song Nam
hn16@cornell.edu
namh@panix.com