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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!in1.uu.net!nwnexus!nwnexus!krel.iea.com!e29.iea.com!user From: robr@comtch.iea.com (Rob Ruder) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Now that I've read the FAQ... Date: 14 Mar 1995 03:45:31 GMT Organization: CompuTech Lines: 29 Message-ID: <robr-1303951946300001@e29.iea.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: e29.iea.com ...and the Install Guide, and the ... Hi! FreeBSD, Linux, BSD, it all sounds wonderful, and I love the notion that these OS are made available to next to nothing. But I don't have time at present to become the Un*x guru and compile my own operating system. Within the next 45 days, around my 5+ day regular hours I need to be able to set up an in-house Internet server for teaching classes and have a "sometimes" 28.8 modem connection to a service provider for real time next connections. Basically, I'm hoping to create something that can play host internally for up to 24 connections, and on-occasion/permanently (at some future time) connect up to the Internet for true global perspective. I have to be able to do the ftp, telnet, mail, newsgroups, gopher, www, etc. What do you think? Am I working on a pipe dream? Can I accomplish it in 45 days? I'm just looking for some clues to direct my search from this point on. BTW, platform is no object at this point. My training center can put this together in just about any form. However, it will not be "the latest greatest" but more along the lines of... well this happened to be sitting around. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have. I'm sure every bit will help me out. :) Rob Ruder Spokane, WA