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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news99.sunet.se!news.uni-c.dk!pope.edunet.dk!user From: pope@edunet.dk (Povl H. Pedersen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Which Unix for net server ? Date: 4 Feb 1996 15:49:24 GMT Organization: edu! Lines: 22 Message-ID: <pope-0402961653440001@pope.edunet.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pope.edunet.dk X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.0.2 I am currently running Linux (latest kernel. 1.3.59) on our server, but I am considering getting something else, as I have problems with some basic packages like PPP (sometimes the Mac clients will only work a couple of minutes), no support for the Adaptec 7850 SCSI controller (not in BSD either), and some other annoyances. Is it worth it switching to another unix ? Does the BSD versions support the e2fs used by Linux ? Are they binary compatible ? The server is a 90MHz Pentium, 32MB RAM, 2 SCSI disks + CD, 1 IDE disk, leased line (64k). It works as mail, ftp, www server. Has virtual domain names. It is used as an X-client. We also run netatalk and samba on it. And both MUST be supported. (or other Windows and Mac file sharing packages). Any advice is appreciated. -- Povl H. Pedersen - pope@edunet.dk Macintosh / Unix / Win (aaargghh) programmer - System Administrator Microsoft philosophy since 1984: Why innovate when you can immitate