sorry about the 2 maling lists :) >--> If you plan to add Web caching to this system (as you mentioned in an >--> earlier emssage), I think you'll find 64 MB to be too little memory for >--> good performance. Everything else should be fine.
will be going for 256MB once i install Squid LAN Card are Realtec both same model , a comm one but cant remember the exact model tho, sorry >--> system. (Except I don't know what "some AV for the email relay" means ... I >--> can't parse "AV" in this context.) The extra RAM should handle your Web AV = AntiVirus for the SMTP relay. but not sure what i'm going to use. On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:55:32 -0700 Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--> At 09:20 PM 7/20/2004 +0600, Kev wrote: >--> >Hi guys... >--> >--> Kev -- It's generally considered discourteous to cross-post messages to >--> multiple mailing lists. In this instance, I've removed the linux-admin >--> posting from my reply. >--> >--> >i'm going to do the follwing as a 1st step, >--> > >--> >i got a Debian 3 (woody) basic 1 CD and i'm going to have postfix as the >--> >SMTP relay.... the BOX is a Cyrix 233Mhz with 64MB ram, (Compaq Presario) >--> >4GB HDD with 2 Lan Cards >--> >--> If you plan to add Web caching to this system (as you mentioned in an >--> earlier emssage), I think you'll find 64 MB to be too little memory for >--> good performance. Everything else should be fine. >--> >--> In Linux, default installs do NOT automatically enable DMA on hard disks. >--> You'll want to do that in an init script (using the app hdparm, from the >--> Debian package hdparm). >--> >--> In my prior reply, I didn't list postfix among the SMTP candidates, but it >--> is another good one, so should be fine for your purposes (though I myself >--> have no recent experience using it). >--> >--> >i'm going to install Webmin 1.5, and also DHCP for Debian that comes >--> >with Debian (on the web site) >--> > >--> >do you gusy thing i can do this with a basic Debian instalation or >--> >should i download all other CD's from the site ? >--> >--> The usual way to maintain a Debian system after setup is by doing online >--> updates. In fact, unless you have an awful Internet connection, that's >--> usually the best way to install. That is, get a set of boot floppies (or a >--> boot CD, depending on your hardware), install the (very small) Debian base >--> from it, then use apt-get to add the packages you need from an online >--> repository. >--> >--> This approach will assure that you get the latest versions of things >--> (Debian CDs, like pretty much all Linux distro CDs, aren't updated anywhere >--> nearly as regularly as the online repositories). In particular, it will >--> makes sure that you get all security upgrades ... VERY important for any >--> system that is connected directly to the Internet (as a router is). >--> >--> >now the commands like >--> >setup on Redhat dont work, how come ? do i need to install any thing >--> >else ? >--> >--> If you are asking why a particular command specific to Red Hat doesn't work >--> on a Debian install, then the answer is probably that Debian doesn't >--> include the app or the script that implements the command. Not being a Red >--> Hat user, I don't know what "setup" on a default RH install does. >--> >--> If you are asking a more general question, you'lll have to be more clear >--> ... I have no way of knowing what Debian commands you think are "like setup >--> on Redhat". Also what "now" referred to, and if "dont work" means anything >--> more subtle than that the command itself is not present. >--> >--> >leter on i'm going to install a 2nd HDD and Squid and BIND and some AV >--> >for the email relay, and the RAM to 256MB. >--> >--> All easy to do using Debian's apt-get and apt-cache package management >--> system. (Except I don't know what "some AV for the email relay" means ... I >--> can't parse "AV" in this context.) The extra RAM should handle your Web >--> caching needs quite nicely. I'm not sure if you'll need the second hard >--> disk ... it depends on traffic volumes (SMTP and Web caching). >--> >--> >if any one can give me the basic how to do this, or a link to some sites >--> >(Linux for Dummies :-) >--> >--> The Debian installer itself should walk you through the installation >--> process. The big gotcha to watch out for is NIC modules ... you don't say >--> what NICs you are using, and stock Debian Linux kernels only support the >--> most common ones directly. For others, you'll have to install kernel >--> modules ... the installer prompts you to do this, but it doesn't help you >--> identify the ones you need. >--> >--> Last time I checked, the Debian install process still used an old kernel >--> (2.2.something). Once you have the system configured, and before you set it >--> up to route and firewall, you'll want to update to a newer kernel ... at >--> least 2.4.whatever_is_current, maybe even 2.6.something. Unless you want to >--> compile you own kernel (a good idea for a router, but maybe not such a good >--> idea for a beginner), you apt-get install a suitable kernel-image-* package. >--> >--> >--> >i know i sound really dumb, well i really dont know much about linux >--> >sorry !!! >--> >--> >--> - >--> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in >--> the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >--> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >--> Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs >--> ------- Web Hosting at cheep price, stating at $1 per moth with your own domain, .COM, .NET, .LK, .ORG etc.. 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