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From: caywood@acic.com (John Caywood)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Starting up an ISP using FreeBSD
Date: 1 May 1996 16:37:37 GMT
Organization: Acic, Inc.
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In article <4m5ic0$iu6@apocalypse.dmi.stevens-tech.edu>,
pchhibbe@attila.stevens-tech.edu (Parag Chhibber) writes:
>
>This one machine would be effectively a csu/dsu, router, dns server, smtp
>server, nntp server, www server, and other things.
>
>My question is, is it prudent to do the above on one system (just say I'm
>running a Pentium 166 MHz with 64 MB 60 ns EDO RAM. I will have two 2.5 GB
>EIDE Seagate Drives, four 4.0 GB Seagate Barracuda drives, and two Toshiba 6X
>SCSI CD-ROM drives).
>
>The cost for the above system is about $5k. Would my system be quicker if I
>split the function into 2 computers:
You bet it would be more prudent! In fact, with increasing ISP competition
profit margins are falling rapidly, so it would be even more prudent to
start with a used 486/66 instead of a pentium/166. Yes, 2 or more machines
will be faster, but can you afford them *yet*? Get more and faster
machines when you have enough customers to justify the expense.
You will eventually need to have (at least) 1 server per function, so when
you set up the machine, keep in mind that you'll be removing the function
in a short time. It helps to plan ahead....
Hope this helps.
--
John Caywood, ACIC, Inc.
Atlantic Coast Internet Consultants
(804)518-9227 voice, 518-9232 FAX
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