Securing a Linux box might be even easyer than securing a Windows box, even though it takes a bit of a time to learn how to do it.
2010/10/12 James Rankin <[email protected]> > That's the bit that worries me. I can secure a Windows box in my sleep. > Linux - I'm a total noob. And to be perfectly honest, there'll be a lot more > stuff on my home network I'd be worried about exposing then anything I've > ever dealt with in work. > > On 12 October 2010 15:21, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Think ESX with GUI options. (You can also elect to not install any GUI, >> or disable it later.) >> >> There are numerous flavors of Linux and similar (let's see - FreeBSD came >> from BSD, as did Apple Os-X) distro's available. Some even feature a "Live >> CD", which lets you boot into the OS to see if this is what you wish to work >> with. >> >> Just be sure what you are enabling and disabling! If you're not careful, >> you can end up with a system wide open and exposed - handy for folks to use >> as a spam relay, illegal FTP host, etc. >> -- >> Richard D. 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If you have received >> this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and >> permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout >> thereof. >> >> >> James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote on 10/12/2010 09:15:10 AM: >> >> >> > If it was any way similar to ESX, which is where my *nix experience >> > starts and ends, I could probably put up with it :-) >> >> >> > On 12 October 2010 15:00, Manuel Santos <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Would you consider the use of a Linux system? Its cheap, quite >> > stable and easy to implement and manage. >> >> > 2010/10/12 Ames Matthew B <[email protected]> >> > >> > WHS has tjhe potential to be a lot more than a NAS..... Wiki covers >> > is features pretty well >> > >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server >> > >> > A NAS would have lower power consumption though. >> > >> > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: 12 October 2010 13:57 >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Home server system >> >> > Any recommendations for a reliable and hopefully fairly cheap server >> > system for the home? One of my colleagues recommended the HP >> > MediaSmart ex475 coupled with Windows Home Server, are there >> > anything else people can recommend? Also, does Windows Home Server >> > offer any particular software or benefits or is it just aimed at >> > being simple for the non-technical user? I can see it has backup and >> > remote access capabilities - I'm not really that bothered about the >> > remote access features for sharing across the internet, but anything >> > else is probably a plus. 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