> On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi everyone > > > > Could anybody help with some constructive comments on which OS would > > be the better for running ISP related services ( web, dns radius etc > > ) ? Which one is better for stability, available software, > > scalability ?
Hello, May I offer a sincere opinion. After 14-15 years working in Unix/Linux environments only (I never had to deal with Microsoft!), I can say that nowdays Linux is a safe and reliable choice. I manage huge Solaris, AIX, HP-UX corporate sites and deal with everything from E10K down to Sun LX workstations. I must admit that I had a good run with all sorts of hardware and O/Ses. At the beginning of this month, a small Sun Ultra 5 desktop had to be rebooted after 629 days of smooth operation. It runs Solaris 8, with OpenSSH, OTP, and sendmail 8.12.2. That was the server I designed back in mid-2000 as a small proof-of-concept and served as a production Internet SMTP gateway for about 30,000 emplyees (the mailboxes were not on this server though!). I also have another small production WWW server running Apache 1.3.23 on Solaris 7, Ultra 10. Uptime 540 days. But, these are extremes. Best value for money, least trouble in portability, highest choice of free and vendor-based software makes Linux a primary candidate. In last six years, I have helped about a dozen ISPs in Australia and overseas. All of them use Linux. I also see Linux at a lot of companies, although most of them keep a shy cover on them :) Go for Linux. Stick to reasonable installation and administration practices, and you will not regret it. May you choose the best solution. Good health and successful 2002 to all of you, Dusan U. Baljevic, BSEElec. (First Class Hons) Mayne Group Limited, Unix Systems Manager Operations & Security Member of: ACM, ACS, WIA, IEEE Amateur Radio: VK2COT, VK4FCW, YU6FO, YU6ZCW Web: http://www.matra.com.au/~dusan/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
