Ken, If I could ask a favor. Could you reply to me offline about how in the devil you get Win2k machines to use network neighborhood? I've got samba up and running so that the win98 box and the win4lin boxes can see all the linux boxes, but danged if I can get the win2k to see anything (the 98 see it but nothing can log into it.) I'm no MSCE so I'm stumped .... for once a flat text file is easier to learn than the convoluted wizards.
James On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 09:12:28 -0800 (PST) Ken Nowack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ashley, > > I run a small network similar to the one you described > on LM as well. For the server itself I'm using an amd > 900 mhz chip with 256megs of ram and the entire system > on one IDE disk. It's not the way it should be set up > for the long run, however, it works for now and we're > on a tight budget. I plan to upgrade it as we go > along. For now it's doing all the IP routing for 10 > machines, samba file sharing with a decent amount of > traffic, web serving for 2 static sites, and mail for > around 10 users. I plan on limiting it's web/mail uses > and move that to another box entirely as the traffic > increases. For the size network you are describing, > you'd be surprised how much you can do with very > little hardware. By the way, depending on your client > machines, you'll run into issues with file and print > shares. My network is all win2k clients. It works but > 1) samba is not yet able to fully perform as a PDC for > win2k, 2) print sharing was a bear to set up, 3) > scanner sharing was even more of a bear so I opted to > put it on a client and let windows handle it's > sharing. Either way, choose your hardware carefully as > you go, it will save you HUGE headaches later. If I > had had the choice when this network was set up, I > would have made all the clients LM instead of win2k. > That alone would have saved me HUGE hassles. But alas, > we can't have everything we want now can we? =) > > > HTH > --- Ashley Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > after praising Linux and its virtues to a friend i > > met a couple of > > months ago, he has asked me to setup a website with > > 'some sort of > > redundancy' to host his shop. > > > > I have to suggest a 'decent' server (semi-server) > > class m/c config. I > > plan to install LM on it obviously. he currently has > > an old AMD-K6(will > > become firewall), and connected to the net via DSL. > > eventually, he plans > > to put together a small network with 3/4 computers, > > scanner, printer, > > etc. with about 5 users. i would like to take this > > opportunity to setup > > a secure private network with web, ftp, samba, NFS, > > NIS, Postfix, SANE, > > etc.(maybe even try to config a diskless node at a > > later date!) > > > > keeping the above in mind, I have to start with a > > computer that will > > eventually function as the primary server for this > > minature network. > > I was thinking on the lines of a dual processor > > mobo, 512mb ram, scsi + > > raid 5. what about redundant powersupplies (does > > this require a 'special > > mobo?) and redundant network cards. or maybe even > > provide complete > > 'mirrored' computer. > > > > I'm open to suggestions. if this mail is > > inappropriate for this list > > contact me directly. > > > > cheers, > > > > -- > > Ashley Moore. > > ----------------- > > Linux User#229125 > > ----------------- > > > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature > name=signature.asc > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > >
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