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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.networking:9601 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip:12666 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:3308 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!swidir.switch.ch!newsfeed.ACO.net!Austria.EU.net!EU.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!udel!news.intercon.com!news.iac.net!sun4ow!news.cistron.nl!not-for-mail From: dth@cistron.nl (Danny ter Haar) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS? Date: 20 Jul 1995 00:35:26 +0200 Organization: Cistron Internet Services - the Netherlands Lines: 57 Message-ID: <3uk1be$b8u@picard.cistron.nl> References: <3ue5qa$ain@panix.com> <id.VAPL1.0SA@nmti.com> <3uf3kc$d50@gate.sinica.edu.tw> NNTP-Posting-Host: picard.cistron.nl ywliu@beta.wsl.sinica.edu.tw () wrote: >Our company (an ISP) set up a (somewhat experimental) Linux 1.2.5 box as a >6-line PPP server - it crashes about every two days, the uptime is seldom >longer than 1 week. Like a time bomb. We are planning to move to FreeBSD. >And if FreeBSD is still not stable enough, we will eventually move to BSD/OS. > We are also an ISP using Linux very happily. Although a major setup was required to act as a terminal server (P/C/S/Uusername for PPP/(C)/Slip/UUCP connections) it is running extremely well. Actual output: procinfo: ----------- Linux version 1.2.11 (miquels@Q.cistron.nl) (gcc version 2.6.3) #1 [cs-1.alphen.cistron.nl] Memory: Total Used Free Shared Buffers Mem: 7056 6928 128 4664 2596 Swap: 8244 276 7968 Bootup: Mon Jul 10 08:46:51 1995 Load average: 0.07 0.02 0.00 1/28 user : 0:11:21.33 0.1% page in : 17120 disk 1: 510901 nice : 0:00:00.00 0.0% page out: 522532 system: 1:17:08.69 0.6% swap in : 68749 idle : 9d 14:17:28.90 99.4% swap out: 246 uptime: 9d 15:45:58.90 context : 5787922 irq 0: 83435893 timer irq 8: 0 irq 1: 8 keyboard irq 9: 0 irq 2: 0 cascade+ [4] irq 10: 118887530 cyclades irq 3: 66253314 serial+ irq 11: 0 irq 4: 568253 serial+ irq 12: 0 irq 5: 0 irq 13: 1 math error irq 6: 0 irq 14: 1631266 ide0+ irq 7: 0 irq 15: 10988469 ne2000 Hacked fingerd: ----------------- cs-1.alphen.cistron.nl running Cistron LoginServer 0.1 (Linux 1.2.11) 12:33am up 9 days, 15:46, 6 users, load average: 0.17, 0.04, 0.01 Login Name What Idle TTY Host When Where miquels Miquel van Smoore 0:18 p0 cs-1.alp Thu 00:08 Q labyrint Wouter Labruyere PPP 0:08 44 cs-1.alp Thu 00:25 port13.alphen.cistr tvg Ted van Gaalen PPP 0:28 35 cs-1.alp Thu 00:05 port04.alphen.cistr johnp John Prins SLIP 1:25 34 cs-1.alp Wed 23:07 port03.alphen.cistr tborn Ton van der Born PPP 1:29 33 cs-1.alp Wed 23:03 port02.alphen.cistr dee Sander Dee PPP 0:27 41 cs-1.alp Thu 00:05 port10.alphen.cistr -- dth@cistron.nl | I don't care who you are, you are not Danny ter Haar | walking on the water while I'm fishing >> Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistributing this work >> in any form, in whole or in part