linux servers setup
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| Author | Content |
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| wilsond Apr 18, 2005 9:29 AM EDT |
hi all i am in the process of setting up a linux server and i have installed the software from disc and then i am stuck is there anybody who could guide me or help me along the way with getting it up and running as i am a complete new user but can do the install from disc bit thanks wilsond |
| dave Apr 18, 2005 11:04 AM EDT |
What is the question? |
| wilsond Apr 18, 2005 11:27 AM EDT |
the question is where and how do i start with configuring everything so i can running it for a server for printer sharing, internet sharing and file sharing as i have not got a clue have been trying to find a thick persons why of doing all this if anybody can help thanks wilsond |
| SFN Apr 18, 2005 12:09 PM EDT |
First, just as a word of advice, you might try linuxquestions.org. This is a news site and doesn't really handle support, per se. Having said that, the best advice one could give would be to look for some documentation. This is not the kind of question that can be answered easily. If you let us know which distro you are using, someone can probably point you in the right direction. Each distro has some level of doucmentation. Some of it online, some in books. Some up-to-date, some not so much. |
| wilsond Apr 18, 2005 12:27 PM EDT |
i am hoping if it works for me to use the new mandrake 10.1 as my server system thanks wilsond |
| tuxchick Apr 18, 2005 12:28 PM EDT |
The best place to start is with the manuals for your Linux distribution. Red Hat and SuSE have the best user manuals, and Linspire and Xandros are exceptionally user-friendly. The length of your learning curve will depend on how experienced you are with TCP/IP networking, including DNS, DHCP, basic routing, and IP addressing. This is pretty much the same for all platforms, though of course Microshaft puts their own weird twist on what should be nice unborked standard protocols. You might try a Safari subscription, http://safari.oreilly.com/. This gives you access to the entire O'Reilly catalog for a reasonable fee. |
| peragrin Apr 18, 2005 12:41 PM EDT |
Don't forget the wiki linuxquestions.org If someone has asked and written about it, there is a good chance it's there. |
| Koriel Apr 19, 2005 6:49 AM EDT |
I believe Mandrake has a built in wizards for both internet connection sharing and file sharing, Not sure about the printer sharing but it wouldn't suprise me if it didn't have a wizard for that as well.
You can also obtain a lot of help from the Mandrake forums over at http://www.mandrivaclub.com/ And like everyone else, reading the distro manuals is a good idea as this will provide you with distro specific info. |
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