>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Kuhn >Sent: Monday, 8 September 2003 7:15 PM >To: Mandrake Newbie >Subject: Re: [newbie] Lightweight DNS server. > > >On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 20:31, Frankie wrote: >> Hi guys, (and ladies) >> >> Due to demand, I have decided to split my server up into 3 different >> machines. >> >> I have 2 x 500MHZ systems and a 166MHZ P1. >> >> I want to use one 500MHZ as a dedicated web server. >> The other 500mhz as my mail/virus/spam and IRC server. >> >> That leaves the 166MHZ (an old IBM Machine) that I want to use as my >> primary DNS server. (the secondary is taken care of already.) >> >> So, what I am looking for, is a small lighweight, secure linux >distro that >> I can use as a dedicated DNS server. >> It does not need to have anything else accept SSH (it won't >have a monitor >> or keyboard/mouse). >> The two 500MHZ machines will be running 9.2. >> >> The 166mhz has only 16MB ram (though I will probably upgrade >that to about >> 64 or if I can 128MB..) >> so it needs to be pretty lightweight.. >> >> Any suggestions guys??? >> >> The smallest solution is probably the best. > >Slackware 3.6; I have the three CD set sitting right next to me. It's >been used before when I worked at Samsung, Siemans, MCI, MCI/Worldcom, >Tricon, Nortel, Alcatel and finally, in my house when I had TWO >(count'em) cable connections into my apartment in Garland, Texas. That >there P166 would fly like the dickens, Frankie... > >stephen kuhn - owner
I am sure it would dude, but I was hoping for something more up to date that required less work to bring it up to date. I have a copy of redhat 4 here that would probably do the job as well... but I don't want to use it for the same reason. rgds Franki Mandrake Gamers mailing list: htmlfixit.com/mailman/listinfo/mandrake-games HTML Perl PHP n stuff.. htmlfixit.com
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