on Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 11:27:01AM -0500, Alexander Wallace ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> My questions: Will I be in the safe side if I decide to use debian for > an internet server to serve web/mail/servlets/php/mysql and stuff like > that as far as performance and security goes? compared to a redhat > system? Security in any event is subject to how well you administer the system. Debian's package management makes it easier to rid yourself of unnecessary cruft on the system, relative to RH, and to keep current with updates. Debian tends to stay quite current on bugfixes. > One thing I noticed on this new debian system I just installed is that > to connect to the box by ssh it takes like 2 minutes to get connected > over the lan, where if I try ssh to one of the redhat ones I have here > it is instantly connected, both have the same network cards and the > debian machine is a pIII 450, the redhat is a p 200.... Almost certainly DNS issues involving reverse DNS lookup. Run ssh with the '-v' option, and take a look at your sshd logs. > Can someone also point me out to where to get the right apt sources to > go to woody and sid??? 'testing' and 'unstable' in your /etc/apt/sources.list file, respectively, rather than 'stable'. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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