[Gllug] Advice on which flavour of Linux to use as a server platform

[Ted Bell]

Hi, hope it is ok to continue this thread.
I have purchased SME from the emporium. For some reason neither Win2k or WinME 
see the server when connected via the ethernet switch. I have also tried 
logging on with slackware but for some reason slackware cannot see the 
working network card on this (client) machine.

Do I need a client under Windows? In my Novell days I used to load their 
client for windows to get over networking problems! I had assumed from the 
help files that I jneded to run client for windows.

The only help (if you can call it help) from Mr Gates mob was to load service 
pack three. Unfortunatly that caused several other problems such as loosing 
all my Windows applications and my dial up connections, same old story.

Also, is there any way of polling the network card from within 
Linux/KDE/Gnome? A graphic solution would be prefered.

Ted

On Sunday 20 July 2003 12:20 pm, Jason Clifford wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Ted Bell wrote:
> > I would like to turn his (previously my) old box (133 pentium) into a
> > server.
> >
> > This is strictly home use, I will want to use both Mr Gates workstation
> > operating systems (win 2000 & win 98) and the slackware workstation (same
> > machine different partitions) when talking to the server. A mail sever
> > would be nice as well? I currently use KMail in Slackware becuase it was
> > the only one I could get to work when not logged in as root.
>
> You've not stated what you actually want the server to do (aside form
> mail).
>
> I assume you mean that you want it to act as a file server for the Windows
> and Linux systems (and print as well?).
>
> Do you also want it to act as an Internet Gateway/Firewall?
>
> I'd recommend having the latter as a dedicated box but it can be on the
> same one if you are reasonably careful.
>
> SME Server (formerly E-Smith) is good for a simple server that is easy to
> administer via a web interface.
>
> You can get a CD of this from The Linux Emporium
> (http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/)for £3.00
>
> Jason Clifford
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