Chris,
IPCop has these functions built-in, and a webserver to configure it. I can set up an IPCop for you. ( got disk, will travel :-)Great, thanks. I am getting Jetstream Starter (hopefully) and an Alcatel SpeedTouch Home ADSL Modem.
> * I normally wouldn't load up a firewall with all these apps. I will > move some of them when I get another PC to act as the firewall.I've spent enough already. I will get a firewall PC later. Until then, this will have to do. I don't expect to be keeping any sensitive data on the network, but I will secure it as best I can.
An adequate PC for the fire-wall can be got for just a few tens of dollars, it _really_ is not worth risking your net for that saving.
I could put mail and web on this server, but I am not putting the main server in the DMZ. I would rather have the hackers playing with the other PC.> Server - PIII 733, 256MB, 13GB > ====== > Linux (I prefer Debian) > LTSP (and some apps to run over the network) > PartImage (server and a boot disk for the workstations) I'd put the mail and web servers on this machine too, in a DMZ (?).
Having just done ( as the teacher ) a course where I too let the students decide for themselves which distro. they wanted to use. I landed myself into real problems because I did not know all the dark corners and "personality traits & defects" of all the various distros. I'd suggest that you stick with the dist. you know best. Also, in order that you have happy customers, it's very important that the students in the group have an approximately similar level of expectation, prior experience, and ability.I understand your concern, but I can't dictate that everyone has to learn how to use Debian, just because that is my choice of distribution. The teacher and students, will need to agree about what they will use for the course they will be doing. It will be much quicker and easier to download an image of your favorite distro than to install it from scratch.
I have an old (very old) Brother Laser Printer that I will bring in. The rollers are a bit smooth though, so it doesn't pick up paper very well. Does anyone know how to fix this?Printing?
Installing over a network ( 100MHz ) is a lot quicker than CDROMs. The quickest is to set up one machine and then to 'dd' the partitions over to the recipient disks.I have ISO's for RedHat 8.0 and Mandrake 9.0 on one of the PC's. I haven't written them to CD. They can be used to install over the network.
Later
David Kirk
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