[Sderby] Linux Advice

[Mike Hemstock]

All is possible and fairly easy.  Best thing is to meet up with us if 
possible:

Option 1 is to come to the Bab Arms in Derby this Friday at 19:30, look for 
the penguin.

Option 2 is to come to Moira on Sunday at 14:30.

Oh, your already a memeber of the LUG, it's very informal.  Welcome aboard!

Mike.

On Wednesday 04 June 2003 18:01, David Edmonds wrote:
    From David and Sue Edmonds


    We are a small business in Ashbourne, and run our business/domestic LAN
 (we live over the shop) with 5 computers.

    Presently the 5 computer LAN operates as peer/peer Win98, with external
    web/e-mail connection via 2 machines which connect using ISDN Highway.
 The two machines with external access have Norton 2002 Anti Virus.

    Faxes and analogue connections are made using modems via the analogue
    connections.

    All works fine. (well as much as any system)

    -------------------

    From 23rd June, we are getting ADSL, so need to work out how to re-design
    the system.

    It's occurred to us to set up a dedicated server, but the cost of Windows
    2000 server is a bit high. We understand have been told that Linux will
 do almost all what we want, for much less money, and is reliable and stable.

    Can you advise where to buy Linux, and especially which "version" we need
    to do the following.

    Also how to join the S.Derbyshire user group if we go ahead with Linux.

    1 - Network Faxing
    2 - Network access to internet and e-mail.
    3 - Firewall and Virus/Intruder protect the Server and LAN, (but only on
    the server if possible.)

    If possible 4 - Set up a single server for the main shared data.


    Regards

    DHE







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