On Feb 18, 2005, at 1:54 PM, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
You'd suggest a Linux dist. instead of BSD for example? Why Linux, if you don't mind me asking? Which will I be able to get the most useful software for?
On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Matt R wrote:
I don't think he's prefering a Linux distro over a BSD, its very much a personal preference AND choosing the right tool for the job.
I use Linux because that is what I started with when I needed to have a server like a Sun, but didn't cost like a Sun.
I used Slackware because it came with the book ;)
When our ISP put a NAT/mail/ISDN router in, it used RH 4.2
I've gone with RH ever since, and on PPC I've only used RPM-based distros ( MkLinux, LinuxPPC, YDL, Mandrake ).
Largely what I know and what I am comfortable with. The documentation ( web, dead tree ) that is out there for Linux is voluminous, the BSD stuff not as much.
I really don't think one is better than the other at the level you are at ( some would argue at any level ).
On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:28 PM, John Klos wrote:
Any m68040 Mac is generally more than fast enough to route, NAT, serve, or any combination faster than the typical home DSL or cable modem.
Agreed.
Our performance constrained PPC Linux server runs mail, spam filtering, web proxy, file sharing for both Macs and Windows, light web serving, client backup, and is a rpm repository for YDL, FC2 & 3. It is connected via 100baseT to a 1000baseT backbone. A 300 MHz 604 9600 was not up to the task, there is no way a 68k Mac could handle the load.
Our firewall/DNS server/mail gateway was a 200 MHz 604 with 128 MB of RAM, and it got bogged down. It is now a 300 MHz 604 with 304 MB of RAM, again no way for a 68k Mac to handle the load.
But this isn't a home environment with a couple of users.
Charles Dostale System Admin - Silver Oaks Communications http://www.silveroaks.com/ 824 17th Street, Moline IL 61265
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