[Techtalk] A few questions

[BUNTER MATTHEW]

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Just some things that I would like to recommend :

one linux server should not be doing all the jobs you specified. This load
should be spread over several servers.

I would tackle this one phase at a time.

Get the firewall setup - refer to the Securing and Optimizing Linux Red Hat
Edition that I mentioned earlier.

Central Storage - do you mean file and print or backup? If file and print
get hold of a Samba HOWTO. If backup - not sure about this try a search in
Google.

Mail server - warning Sendmail is complex (I sat next to a Sendmail admin
for a while and learnt lots of new words!!) Postfix, Qmail are all options.
Remember that Sendmail has both commercial and non-commercial licenses; its
also the most widely used mail server on the net.

Local Webserver - just saw a HOWTO at tldp.org on Intranet servers so this
is probably a good place to start.

Virus scanner - no idea sorry.

Don't know what W2K MMC commands are either but NATting aka masquerading in
the Linux world can be done on the firewall. A proxy could also be installed
if need be.

On my first ever Unix course the first thing the teacher said was that
anything can be done with Unix/Linux, it's just finding a good, secure,
easily remembered method thats hard.

See what you think of these guys for CAD

http://www.linuxcad.com/

But now for something completely different :

Why use the W2K workstations at all? If everything is going to be on linux
then you could make the 40 machines X clients. Take the time to read this
link, tell your boss how much money could be saved, ask for a bonus, then
let us know how you got on.

http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2001/0823.xterminal.html

Regards,

Matt (who is in a talkative mood today)

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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:16:29 +0600
Subject: [Techtalk] A few questions

Hello everyone:

I have got a few questions, I hope you'd help me.

We are considering putting up a centrals server of all Windows machines.
The architecture is like this:
We have 40 machines in a LAN and we want to use W2K (NTFS) in every
workstation and Linux (RedHat) in the server.  We actually want a mail
server, a secure internet browsing (Open-SSL), one local webserver, a
central firewall rule-set applicable to all the W2k machines, a central
virus scanner, a central storage capability,  a capability to administer
basic W2k MMC commands from the central server and NATting. Remember the
word NTFS!!! Can this administering be done, is this possible?

I am also looking for a Linux version of AutoCAD. That is, our AutoCAD is
currently loaded in the WinServer and being shared among pc's as per
license agreement.

Our Engineers will also be working on bigger project chunks simultaneously.
That is, they will divide the project in different parts and work in their
individual parts and later on merge the whole thing. So, I'd also like to
know if this is possible.

Mainly we are considering Linux over Windows for cost minimization,
security, robustness above anything else. Sorry I'm kind of green in Linux
till now. Actually stuck in a world of setting up Windows Workgroups :-)
Can you guys suggest me something to dip my nose into?

Much regards,
Kenn.


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