Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:05:09 -0500 From: "Brandon L. Newport" <bln@nc.prestige.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Message-ID: <011d01c07386$82c822e0$1001220a@zeus>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0118_01C0735C.97F9CD50 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_0118_01C0735C.97F9CD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <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). 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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </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. 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%!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So here is the machine:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Supermicro Motherboard P6DGU = (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> </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> </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> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </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> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>TIA,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-- <BR>Brandon L. Newport</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ph 704.905.6024</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0118_01C0735C.97F9CD50-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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