Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:45:35 -0500 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: f-q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: ot - learning heterogenous networking (slightly long) Message-ID: <20020211014535.GA98615@moo.holy.cow>
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hi, i am using freebsd since about 3-4 years, from 3.4-stable. and on that experience alone, it's hard to find a job either as a help desk staff or a junior unix system administrator. so, i am thinking creating and maintaining a network of at least 3 os'es on 3 different machines: - freebsd 4-stable on current dell i5000e - some linux distribution on a drive shared by windows 95 on a old/low spec ibm aptiva currently stored in attic - solaris/sunOs on yet-to-buy used/cheap sun hardware - mac os x, along w/ netbsd, on yet-to-buy desktop or laptop i can see sun hardware purchase in near future but not any apple hardware any time soon. does anybody have suggestions for a linux distribution, as i haven't ever touched any? i will be using freebsd/dell for the everyday work; linux & sun could run lpd, postfix, apache, and for remote syslog logging. dell laptop has two type II card slots, a serial port, a parallel port, and one usb port; aptiva has 1-3 pci slots available, a serial port, a parallel port, maybe 1-2 usb port(s). i have a 3com 4-port ethernet-modem hub; a 10base-T ethernet pcmcia card, and linksys pcmlm 56 modem+ethernet (only modem works); a 56k external modem. connection to the outside world is possible only via dial-up modem. oh, and a ps2+pcl5 laser printer. what other hardware would i be needing to connect a freebsd i386 laptop, linux i386 desktop, and yet-unseen-cheap sun hardware/os to each other via ethernet? any other tips will be much appreciated. - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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