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Date:      Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:05:09 -0500
From:      "Brandon L. Newport" <bln@nc.prestige.net>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Ok here is the deal, I am setting up a new server for a company (just =
happens to be my fathers).  He has heard many things about Linux and has =
an NT server currently.  The problem he "knows Windows really good", so =
about once a week he breaks things and calls me of course.  He heard =
Linux was faster, better and of course cheaper than NT.  So he wanted to =
go that route.  However because I am technical support for him I would =
like to use FreeBSD instead.

I know Linux pretty well.  I work with Solaris and NT but I dont know =
FreeBSD.  I am the the newbie stages of learning it.

Here is the big problem, He just brought the parts for the server I =
spec'd out by yesterday.  I have configured it and actually have FreeBSD =
installed.  However I cannot get a few things working and it has to up =
and running by next Sunday 100%!!!!

So here is the machine:

Supermicro Motherboard P6DGU  (Dual Processor, onboard SCSI, USB)
Duel PIII - 650MHz processors
256MB RAM
9G IBM SCSI
4G IBM SCSI
2G Seagate SCSI
18G IBM SCSI
Matrox G450 32MB
Hitachi 17" Monitor
Yamaha CD-RW


Here is what he wants: (These are the things that have to up and running =
by next weekend or I will be force to use Linux or NT)
file and print shares ( I dont know samba real good.....yet)
dialout internet connectivity so that when other machines want to go to =
internet it auto dials performs NAT and acts as the firewall (I know =
this is not real secure but it will be a temporary fix)
somehow to fetch email from his ISP accounts for all employees and =
download it locally to the server
IMAP so he can check mail for any machine
auto updates of OS
auto backups using the CD-RW

Eventually he would like faxes and voice mail to come and go from this =
machine by using email (not quite sure what I am going to do about that =
one)
Apache Web Server
PHP
MySQL
phpNuke

Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Please email me =
directly for I dont a chance to check the news groups all the time.

I will put together a website included on dads company page that =
explains how the system is configured and who all assisted.



TIA,

--=20
Brandon L. Newport

ph 704.905.6024

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok here is the deal, I am setting up a =
new server=20
for a company (just happens to be my fathers).&nbsp; He has heard many =
things=20
about Linux and has an NT server currently.&nbsp; The problem he "knows =
Windows=20
really good", so about once a week he breaks things and calls me of=20
course.&nbsp; He heard Linux was faster, better and of course cheaper =
than=20
NT.&nbsp; So he wanted to go that route.&nbsp; However because I am =
technical=20
support for him I would like to use FreeBSD instead.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know Linux pretty well.&nbsp; I work =
with Solaris=20
and NT but I dont know FreeBSD.&nbsp; I am the the newbie stages of =
learning=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here is the big problem, He just =
brought the parts=20
for the server I spec'd out by yesterday.&nbsp; I have configured it and =

actually have FreeBSD installed.&nbsp; However I cannot get a few things =
working=20
and it has to up and running by next Sunday 100%!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So here is the machine:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Supermicro Motherboard P6DGU&nbsp; =
(Dual Processor,=20
onboard SCSI, USB)<BR>Duel PIII - 650MHz processors<BR>256MB RAM<BR>9G =
IBM=20
SCSI<BR>4G IBM SCSI<BR>2G Seagate SCSI<BR>18G IBM SCSI<BR>Matrox G450=20
32MB<BR>Hitachi 17" Monitor<BR>Yamaha CD-RW</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><BR>Here is what he wants: (These are the things that have to up =
and=20
running by next weekend or I will be force to use Linux or NT)<BR>file =
and print=20
shares ( I dont know samba real good.....yet)<BR>dialout internet =
connectivity=20
so that when other machines want to go to internet it auto dials =
performs NAT=20
and acts as the firewall (I know this is not real secure but it will be =
a=20
temporary fix)<BR>somehow to fetch email from his ISP accounts for all =
employees=20
and download it locally to the server<BR>IMAP so he can check mail for =
any=20
machine<BR>auto updates of OS<BR>auto backups using the CD-RW</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Eventually he would like faxes and voice mail to come and go from =
this=20
machine by using email (not quite sure what I am going to do about that=20
one)<BR>Apache Web Server<BR>PHP<BR>MySQL<BR>phpNuke</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.&nbsp; Please =
email me=20
directly for I dont a chance to check the news groups all the =
time.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I will put together a website included on dads company page that =
explains=20
how the system is configured and who all assisted.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>TIA,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>-- <BR>Brandon L. Newport</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>ph 704.905.6024</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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