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From: james@hermes.cybernetics.net (James Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: BSD and Internet
Date: 28 Sep 1994 14:46:05 GMT
Organization: James' FreeBSD Machine
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In article AM7925A@american.edu, AM7925A@american.edu writes:
)Hi,
)
) I work for an organization that wants to have an Internet access.
)They are looking mainly to have the following:
)
)1- WWW server.
)2- NNTP server for private use (Max 5 users).
)3- Anon ftp server (20-50 max concurrent users).
I have a FreeBSD machine that is doing almost the same, 'cept for being a
real NNTP server (you may want to rethink that option). I have a small
network of machines hiding behind a FreeBSD node connected through a PPP
line. I run the NCSA httpd (packaged up for FreeBSD), wu-ftpd (likewise),
and a proglet called nntp_hopper that I wrote that takes any incoming NNTP
connections from the subnet and makes a mirror connection to my network
provider's INN net-news server. I get a few hundred http accesses a day,
5 -> 10 anon ftp users, and one or two open newsreading sessions at any
given time.
)1- Is there a WWW, NNTP, and ftp servers for BSD-type OS'?
) I checked NCSA, but found nothing for BSD.
) (BSD386, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux?)
{linux!=BSD}
But yes, all are available for all of those systems. The BSD's come with
a vanilla ftpd, but wu-ftpd (supports fetches of whole directory trees,
compression / uncompression on the fly, etc.) is easily compiled.
The NCSA httpd is a snap to get running.
NNTP servers (INN, CNEWS) are on the FreeBSD ported software lists.
)
)2- What is the most suitable flavor of the above for this kind of job
) in terms of:
) a) Internet connectivity.
) b) Communication reliability.
) c) Number of peripherals supported (#of drivers included).
) d) Ease of installation and ease of administration.
As far as I know, NetBSD and FreeBSD act pretty much the same with respect
to being able to compile software (i.e. if it works with one, it will work
with the other without much trouble).
They both use the same networking code, and share most of the same hardware
drivers, so they both support pretty much the same list of devices. As for
internet connectivity -- what sort of connection do you want? With that many
concurrent ftp users, I would suggest using some sort of terminal server or
the like to handle a 56K line or ISDN. Do any BSD'ers out there have a line
like that conencted directly to your box? What kind of hardware does it
take?
I would suggest a EISA based DX2/66 or greater with a good SCSI controller
with a few drives (if you really want that news feed local).
We have the perfect tool for what you want to do!
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