Re: Linux ISP

["Jeff Hogg" <tastin catchnet net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Meraj Rasool Khattak <mrkkhattak yahoo com>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Date: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: Linux ISP


>
>--- John Nelson <john computation com> wrote:
>>
>> Noooooooooo... run away... run away and don't look
>> back!

>why shold i run away of this ? as i told u that
>intialy i would like to become a dial up provider &
>then web hosting & other services.
>

  *grin*  I'm actually doing this and I almost have to agree with them :)
While it is fun on the one hand, it's a crap load of work on the other.  I
love tech, but dealing with end users has been a mixed bag *grumble*  I can
pass on what I've picked up if you like. It's not all that hard, just a lot
of continuous work.  Mostly in user support :)  I have a fairly simple set
up for dial-up access running here in Houston, TX.  Just one channelized T-1
for dial in, and 1 T-1 for internet access.  A Cisco router and four linux
boxes for various tasks.  I must say, its an expensive business to get
started in, and takes a while just to get where you break even.  The
administration involved at this size is fairly minimal, except for security.
*laugh*  Damned if I didn't plug in the system, and find over a dozen hack
attempts before I finished logging in and reading through /var/log/messages!
:)  Gotta love all those blessed cracker children...

Jeff Hogg