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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!nntp-ucb.barrnet.net!digiplanet.com!fredsmac.digiplanet.com!user From: fred@digitalplanet.com (Fred Kleindenst) Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows,comp.infosystems.www.servers.misc,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,list.freebsd-questions Subject: Re: "Calling all very VERY clever people" !! 8-] NetCafe Questions... Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 11:00:31 -0800 Organization: Digital Planet Lines: 63 Message-ID: <fred-1001961100310001@fredsmac.digiplanet.com> References: <4csfha$3p1@news.mistral.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: fredsmac.digiplanet.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:5971 comp.infosystems.www.servers.misc:2355 comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix:8912 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:12228 comp.unix.bsd.misc:451 In article <4csfha$3p1@news.mistral.co.uk>, plaker@cybar.co.uk wrote: > CYBAR is our Internet cafe/bar & restaurant opening in Brighton, UK in > March. It's a pretty steep learning curve, but I'm pulling it all > together now. > > Could any clever bods out there answer any of following... > > Is FreeBSD reliable enough as a router? We use it. > And need any more maintennance than a black box ? Yes. > AND as easy to set up (configuring the serial card and FreeBSD) ? Its UNIX on intel hardware, so "NO" and "yes" depending on your opinion. > > CYBAR > * 10 Nodes (486PCs & Macs) for mail/web/news access. > * Shared printer(s). This is possible, along with file server services with Samba (for the pcs) and CAP for the macs. > * Pentium with 32Meg RAM (that enough RAM?) email/web/news server & > LAN management. More ram is better, but 32 will suffice, until things get busy > * 386sx 8 Meg RAM (THAT enough RAM?? And is a 386sx fast enough?) > FreeBSD router. Get more RAM. I haven't tweaked our FreeBSD, but its a lot easier to simply load all the standard pieces than to figure out what you can ditch... > > Is 10BaseT with plug'n play ethernet cards OK ? > Here is a list of componants quoted for the job... > > 14 x CAT5 RJ45 twisted pair sockets. > 16 port I-Beam Ethernet hub. > 16 port punch down distribution panel. > 27U 19inch rack mount cabinet (glass). > > Does this sound good to you ? > > Would I need anything other than FreeBSD on the server, to manage the > network? You'll want 'named" the dns process to run on your machine. > > ANY advice on any of these things would be GRATEFULLY received !! > (please email me if you can answer any further questions that WELL up > inside my head !!) >