Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-11 Thread Jorn Argelo
Kevin Stevens wrote: [snip] In an ISP of any size, the CS reps will be almost totally divorced from the infrastructure team. What OS' they support for customers has very little to do with what they run on the backside. KeS True there. They only support Bill's software and a Mac just because it

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-11 Thread Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
Jerry McAllister wrote: On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:09:13 -0400, Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where this would be most

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-11 Thread Lucas Holt
If it is a small ISP, then the a unix like operating system on their servers might me someone there can help you. With large isps, its irrelivant. They will only support Windows, Mac Classic (os 9 or lower) and maybe OSX if you are lucky. That being said, I'd like to point out that some isps

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-11 Thread Bob Perry
Lucas Holt wrote: If it is a small ISP, then the a unix like operating system on their servers might me someone there can help you. With large isps, its irrelivant. They will only support Windows, Mac Classic (os 9 or lower) and maybe OSX if you are lucky. That being said, I'd like to point

How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Bob Perry
Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where this would be most apparent? I don't know what OS my ISP uses but I do know that they only support Windows and Mac platforms.

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Roop Nanuwa
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:09:13 -0400, Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where this would be most apparent? I don't know Greg's

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Bill Moran
Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where this would be most apparent? If you have problems and call their tech support. A

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Eric Brunner-Williams
Bob, There is a freebsd isp list, for those of us who operate isps and use freebsd for some functional element, up to and including user shell accounts. Why would it (choice of boxen) matter to you? You may not even be aware if your isp is virtual or facilities-based, let alone the os directly

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Kent Stewart
On Saturday 10 July 2004 04:20 pm, Bill Moran wrote: Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where this would be most apparent?

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:09:13 -0400, Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where this would be most apparent? I don't

Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS?

2004-07-10 Thread Kevin Stevens
On Jul 10, 2004, at 17:33, Jerry McAllister wrote: On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:09:13 -0400, Bob Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone provide a scenario(s) where