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Starting an ISP?
Hi,
I'm taken with the idea of starting my own small and low budget ISP, please tell me if I've got the right idea. From what I've read so far, I need modem's, then some sort of multi i/o cards to connect to a Linux server, and then the linux server is on a LAN with a router (which I believe you can use an old linux PC for) which actually connects to the internet backbone. I can probably afford all these things (if I'm correct) but I'm unsure of where the software for such comes from. I found a linux router but what software do you need for the other server, to handle dialin access, and all that stuff, or is this already built into linux already? Is there a decent resource on the net which would show somebody the way to do all this? Or is there a software product you should buy to do this already?
I'm sure lots of people have had to go through this.
Thanks.
I'm taken with the idea of starting my own small and low budget ISP, please tell me if I've got the right idea. From what I've read so far, I need modem's, then some sort of multi i/o cards to connect to a Linux server, and then the linux server is on a LAN with a router (which I believe you can use an old linux PC for) which actually connects to the internet backbone. I can probably afford all these things (if I'm correct) but I'm unsure of where the software for such comes from. I found a linux router but what software do you need for the other server, to handle dialin access, and all that stuff, or is this already built into linux already? Is there a decent resource on the net which would show somebody the way to do all this? Or is there a software product you should buy to do this already?
I'm sure lots of people have had to go through this.
Thanks.
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There are a lot of places on the internet that introduce you to becoming an isp. There are also a LOT of options and decisions you have to make considering the area that you are setting up in. For a detailed introduction goto...
I found this link useful:
http://paonia.com/isp-in-a-box.html
or goto www.isp.com
I found this link useful:
http://paonia.com/isp-in-a-box.html
or goto www.isp.com
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