It depends on how much you want to risk, but I would recommend securing with what you know, and building a VM to practice what you don't.
*-ASB* On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Manuel Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. McClary >>> Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group >>> *ASPCA®* >>> 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 >>> Urbana, IL 61802 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> P: 217-337-9761 >>> C: 217-417-1182 >>> F: 217-337-9761 >>> *www.aspca.org* <http://www.aspca.org/> >>> >>> >>> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is >>> from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®(ASPCA >>> ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may >>> contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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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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