From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Dec 31 16: 5:36 2000 From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 16:05:29 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from nc.prestige.net (nc.prestige.net [208.220.88.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D20DC37B402 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 16:05:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus [63.88.156.182] by nc.prestige.net (SMTPD32-6.00) id A9D8170E027C; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:05:44 -0500 Message-ID: <012c01c07386$8c17dd40$1001220a@zeus> From: "Brandon L. Newport" To: Subject: Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:05:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0127_01C0735C.9D902930" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0127_01C0735C.9D902930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0127_01C0735C.9D902930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ok here is the deal, I am setting up a = new server=20 for a company (just happens to be my fathers). He has heard many = things=20 about Linux and has an NT server currently. The problem he "knows = Windows=20 really good", so about once a week he breaks things and calls me of=20 course. He heard Linux was faster, better and of course cheaper = than=20 NT. So he wanted to go that route. However because I am = technical=20 support for him I would like to use FreeBSD instead.

I know Linux pretty well. I work = with Solaris=20 and NT but I dont know FreeBSD. I am the the newbie stages of = learning=20 it.

Here is the big problem, He just = brought the parts=20 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=20 and it has to up and running by next Sunday 100%!!!!

So here is the machine:

Supermicro Motherboard P6DGU = (Dual Processor,=20 onboard SCSI, USB)
Duel PIII - 650MHz processors
256MB RAM
9G = IBM=20 SCSI
4G IBM SCSI
2G Seagate SCSI
18G IBM SCSI
Matrox G450=20 32MB
Hitachi 17" Monitor
Yamaha CD-RW

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)
file = and print=20 shares ( I dont know samba real good.....yet)
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)
somehow to fetch email from his ISP accounts for all = employees=20 and download it locally to the server
IMAP so he can check mail for = any=20 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=20 machine by using email (not quite sure what I am going to do about that=20 one)
Apache Web Server
PHP
MySQL
phpNuke

Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please = email me=20 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=20 how the system is configured and who all assisted.

TIA,

--
Brandon L. Newport

ph 704.905.6024

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