On Sun, 2006-03-26 at 06:18, Paul Howarth wrote: > On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 15:45 -0600, hbrhodes wrote: > > is it terribly hard to set up a server (stick it in the basement you > > know), and hook other computers to it? i'm thinking it would involve a > > minimal install, with the server options from the install. Then i would > > have to modify some files like /etc/hosts.allow, deny, an maybe the > > firewall (what ports to open up?), and user permissions? > > > > i'm thinking the firewall would be done with iptables, and i could set > > group permissions to something like "users" or something. my goal is to > > set up a computer that i can put httpd on, and have it set up so i can > > put all my files on it without worrying about losing them if i decide to > > format my upstairs computer! > > Here's a good read for you: > Linux Home Server HOWTO > http://www.brennan.id.au/ You might also want to consider a distribution other than fedora for this. Fedora is fast-changing and includes a lot of stuff you won't need. For an appliance-like server with web administration you might like SME server from http://www.contribs.org, or if you don't mind traditional command line administration the single disk server version of Centos (http://www.centos.org) would be a nice stable choice. Most Linux server programs have been complete and stable for ages. The version churn in fedora where you would see improvement mostly relates to desktop applications. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
