[Gllug] Help Needed for windows to linux migration

[chanka perera]

hi kumara,

--- kumara g <kumara_whg at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I need a big help from all of you experts !!!.
>  
> We have a small business network in sheffield with
> 12
> PC's with ISDN connection to the Internet.All PC's
> run
> WindowsNT.Since the Microsoft is going to cutoff the
> supportfor win95/win98 and NT we are planning to
> migrate tolinux.Also we are going to get BT
> broadband
> pretty soon.
>  
> we want to setup a small network with our own
> Email server and a web server.Currently our web site
> is hosted by a third party company and we use ISP
> for
> the email server/dns.
>  
> I have inastalled 2  redhat 9 servers and few linux
> desktop workstations without much problems.
> 
> Can anyone please tell me how to do the following 
>  
> 1)what type of firewall is recommended ?
>  

iptables http://netfilter.samba.org/unreliable-guides/

> 2)is it safe to run the firewall in a linux server
> with connections to both Internet and internal
> office
> network ?(i.e two network cards in it)
>  
yes

> 3)should i use seperate linux boxes for each mail
> server,DNS server(i dont know i need to setup this
> one),Proxy server,firewall,samba file server ? or is
> it possible for some of these to co exist?
>  
> 4)how to setup a email server ? i.e i want to send
> and
> recive emails for all the users  .I have read of
> send mail/postfix and pop3/imap, will these be
> enough
> for users to send and recive email from their
> desktops
>  
> 5)Any resources / sugesstions for above set ups ?
>  
> I know these is a one hell of a long request . But
> can
> anyone help me, maybe just give few hints , i can
> read,study and spent lot of time.
>  

visit www.sendmail.org / www.samba.org /
http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind9.html / and
visit  linuxdoc.org and read some howto's ..
i think you got some in from from lug.lk and gllug too

chanka perera




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