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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.networking:9793 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip:12760 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:3407 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!news.uh.edu!uuneo.neosoft.com!nmtigw!peter From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS? Message-ID: <id.UBTL1.RX9@nmti.com> Sender: peter@nmti.com (peter da silva) Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI References: <3ue5qa$ain@panix.com> <3uj157$lpr@lonepeak.wasatch.com> <id.0ASL1.EQ9@nmti.com> <DC2KAn.J9@iglou.com> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 19:05:17 GMT Lines: 23 In article <DC2KAn.J9@iglou.com>, Jeff Mcadams <jeffm@iglou.iglou.com> wrote: > peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: > >> Ok, throw in some high-end disk drives and 32 MB of RAM and > >> the cost goes up to $3500. > >It's less than that. > >Why do you need lots of RAM and a big disk drive to run PPP? > You do need the RAM, figure every PPP connection starts a ppp process, Kernel PPP shouldn't chew up much ram per port. > >The biggest cost may well be the serial ports. > and/or the modems to connect to those serial ports. That too. -- Peter da Silva (NIC: PJD2) `-_-' Network Management Technology Incorporated 'U` 1601 Industrial Blvd. Sugar Land, TX 77478 USA +1 713 274 5180 "Har du kramat din varg idag?"