anti — Thu, 23 Aug 2001 23:16:20 +0000

If you can use the DSL-line for commercial purposes, go for it.

Server adminstration is quite easy, once you get the hang of it - and we're here to help.
And you will have so much more possibilities.

1.5Mb is more than enough (if you don't mirror debian.org).
Slashdot (for example) was running on a 64K line for a long time, without anybody seeing any problems.

Just make sure you have a sane configuration for you box.
(Dual 1.2GHz CPU with 64MB RAM won't be fun,
while a Single 800MHz box with 512MB can handle a lot.)
If you expect lots of (static) traffic you should go for a box that is made for that (read: non Intel based), like an IBM pSeries or an UltraSPARC. They simple have (far) better IO capabilities.

anti

mairving — Thu, 16 Aug 2001 01:42:42 +0000

There is a lot to think about when setting up a server. Things that you take for granted right now that your host does for you. Things like backups, security, upgrades and maintenance. The biggest among them would be security. You will also need to know what OS to run and how to administer it. Other things to be considered are that this computer would have to always be on, so you will need a pretty good UPS to help with that. Bandwidth shouldn't be a problem with 60 people, it just depends on what they are doing.

Justin S — Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:56:43 +0000

You have to first check with the SDSL provider and make sure you can host websites off the line. If you can, then I think that speed line should suffice.