On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 23:05, Mark Williamson wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 13:27, James Sparenberg wrote: > > All, > > > > Ok I'm planing the IT section for a new company. As such I've got a > > ground up ability to do it as right as I possibly can ..... the first > > time. Initial load will be about 20 people (Mixed windows and Linux to > > start adding other Unix as needed.) with a ton of data storage needed. > > (R&D group) Now I'm planning on a RAID array for data storage with > > Samba/NFS for storage/sharing of data files. (Data Only no > > applications.) The questions I have are. > > > > 1. What VPN software do you recommend for a mixed Linux/Unix/Windows > > environment? > > IPSEC Freeswan > > To setup it up with the > M$ Win2000 http://vpn.ebootis.de/ > Windows XP/2000: http://www.natecarlson.com/linux/ipsec-x509.php > > Yep to install it's "urpmi freeswan" > > There is a really nice front end for setting it all up including the > firewall and freeswan stuff, is a package called httpd-naat, > > "urpmi httpd-naat" > "urpmi naat-frontend-www-doc" > "urpmi naat-frontend-www-en" > > Standard Mandrake packages, they are not on the CDs, but they are on the > Mandrake mirrors > > You also must have installed shorewall > "urpmi shorewall" > > There will be a little fiddling but the results will be excellent, the > httpd-naat stuff is some of Mandrakes best kept secret. > > > 2. Looking at RaidZone Raid servers. Any info? > > No idea, I have never been a total fan of the hardware RAID controller > stuff, I have heard some good news about the 3ware stuff but that's > about it. I quite like software raid, like at any time you can take one > drive out, read the single drive with a standard IDE controller. Another > feature of software RAID at anytime you can "cat /proc/mdstat" and see > if your RAID is still together. > > > 3. Anything better than VPN for Data Sharing in Windows (2000 btw maybe > > XP but I hope to avoid that nightmare.) > > It's a pity that shfs does not work for M$ machines, mapping HDs via VPN > suck..
No joke I use it heavily myself. No matter where I go.... my home directory at my house is with me.... securely ... easily. > > > 4. Would you if you could go all laptop for your developers and other > > Engineers. > > It's a great idea, but they are very easy stolen, and people seem to > loose them. Hence the reason I want to keep data on a raid server.... *grin* I can get insurance on the laptop.... not the data. > > > Cheers > Mark > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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