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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!news3.digex.net!digex.net!not-for-mail From: briang@access5.digex.net (Brian G.) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Some BSDI Info request... Date: 16 Sep 1995 06:08:25 -0400 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA Lines: 49 Message-ID: <43e7mp$qun@access5.digex.net> References: <432vk1$hk4@miwok.nbn.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: access5.digex.net In article <432vk1$hk4@miwok.nbn.com>, Philipp Ott <philipp@beagle.co.at> wrote: >Hi! > >I found a page ad for BSDI Internet Server in the current Programmer's Shop brochure. >I called them because it leaves some questions open, but the salesrep couldn't help me >either. So maybe some of you have some answers and can spare the time to type them in. >Or you simply know whom to call. > >Thanks in Advance! > >1. I was told there're two configs: $470 for 1-4 users and $870 or so for 1-16 users. >What's the "users" counted against? concurrent Telnet/logins? FTP users? WWW >connections? Serial logins? Any login counts as 1 user, and any network connection, such as an email-transfer, Web page serving connection, counts as 0.1 users. So a 1-4 user setup could serve a max of 40 web pages at one time as long as nothing else is happening on the system, and no users are logged in. >2. Is the underlying BSDI OS complete=all sorts of shell, c compiler, xlib and some >graphics environment, graphic text editor etc? Yep. Comes with all-kinds of stuff. >3. The ad says "Link directly to 56k or T1". A friend of mine would/could use the >system if it supports [European] ISDN with both channels at 64k. Any experience with >ISDN, US or otherwise? They're talking about the ability to put a T1 card in the computer that will act as a CSU/DSU for the network. Saves you having to buy a router. I believe there is ISDN support available too, but I'm not sure. >4. General idea about a good setup - like a P75/90, 16+ MB memory, ATI card or >whatever? Does it perform nice and smooth with 16MB or does it need more - aside from >the fact that no unix system can't ever have enough memory. There is a URL for good setup info, but I'm not sure what it is off the top of my head. (Can someone post it for me?) >Anyway, thanks for you help. > >With kind Regards >Philipp Ott No problem. - Brian G.