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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!news.hk.net!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!cf-cm!isl.cf.ac.uk!paul From: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards) Subject: Re: What is best UNIX & hardware for ISP? Message-ID: <1994Dec22.105524.9418@cm.cf.ac.uk> Sender: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards) Nntp-Posting-Host: isl-gate.elsy.cf.ac.uk Organization: ELSYM, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, UK. References: <riceD0oLKx.455@netcom.com> <3coqm5$4ob@okjunc.junction.net> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 10:55:23 +0000 Lines: 32 In article <3coqm5$4ob@okjunc.junction.net>, Michael Dillon <michael@junction.net> wrote: >In article <riceD0oLKx.455@netcom.com>, Eric Reid <rice@netcom.com> wrote: >>I am thinking of setting up a local ISP and would like to get some input >>on the best OS and hardware to use for this purpose... Is BSDI worth the >>$995 for the source or should I just stick with Linux or FreeBSD (note: I >>know nothing about any of these operating systems... any info is >>appreciated).. > >Go with BSD/OS from BSDI. It's much cheaper than Linux. I know this from >the bitter experience of running my ISP on Linux for 3 months. We >are in the process of switching to BSD/OS right now. Even with >Linux kernel 1.0.8 there are too many things that take hours or days >to track down and fix, if it is even possible. Not to knock BSDI, they have a really good product but if you want a free unix then FreeBSD (or NetBSD but I am quite clearly biased :-) will do the job fine. Walnut Creeks ftp site, which has to be one of the busiest in the world, runs FreeBSD and it's more than up to the task. Pity Linux put you off trying the other free unix clones, FreeBSD certainly works better than most in these environments. If you want the security of knowing you can phone someone up and get help when things go wrong then BSDI is the way to go since they have support. If not then I'd say go for FreeBSD. Ok, blatant plug mode off :-) -- Paul Richards, FreeBSD core team member. Phone: +44 1222 874000 x5958 (work), +44 1222 457651 (home) Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wales, College Cardiff. Internet: paul@FreeBSD.org, JANET(UK): RICHARDSDP@CARDIFF.AC.UK