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

[Ted Bell]

Thanks I will follow up on the link you gave. Yes file and print server. No I 
don't want an internet gateway initially. Once I get broadband I would want 
to move that way I suppose.

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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