[JonathanAnon]

I have a number of sites that I know I could sell servers too if I could take away the cost of the Microsoft Server software.

I have set up a Linux machine with Samba file sharing, aswell as all of the web services. How difficult is file sharing with a proper network, Am I just bringing trouble on myself. Or what should I look out for.

Also, what is the best free POP/SMTP server available on Linux.

[tsunam]

postfix and or qmail seem to be the two standards for mail now.

As far as file sharing, its not to difficult, just a bit more samba work etc.

If we are talking a straight web server though I'd go with one of the bsd's

[jiml8]

Just keep in mind that if your server has to run any microsoft code you won't easily be able to if you are using any *nix.

Originally Posted by tsunam

If we are talking a straight web server though I'd go with one of the bsd's

Do you really think a properly secured BSD is more secure than a properly secured Linux? If the system gets cracked initially, BSD is more secure, but if the security patches are kept up to data the initial crack should not occur.

[JonathanAnon]

I've been looking into qmail. Seems to be the top choice. Gonna set it up today,.

I set up a Linux machine which I do web development on. I just set up shares on it to share to my Windows 2000 machine. Well see how it goes, but the fact it's over wireless wont help anyway. :-)

[tsunam]

Originally Posted by jiml8

Just keep in mind that if your server has to run any microsoft code you won't easily be able to if you are using any *nix.



Do you really think a properly secured BSD is more secure than a properly secured Linux? If the system gets cracked initially, BSD is more secure, but if the security patches are kept up to data the initial crack should not occur.

I find it to far more secure by default. Apache for example is installed in a jailed root in bsd. In linux you have to do it yourself it it is that much of a concern. That's just one example though.

[jiml8]

Originally Posted by JonathanAnon

I've been looking into qmail. Seems to be the top choice. Gonna set it up today,.

I set up a Linux machine which I do web development on. I just set up shares on it to share to my Windows 2000 machine. Well see how it goes, but the fact it's over wireless wont help anyway. :-)

I share my Linux system over a mixed wired/wireless network to several different Windows versions, with no issues at all.

[JonathanAnon]

I'm not complaining about Linux, more the wireless.

When I boot the PC, it's seems that the mapping occurs on the Windows 2000 SP4 machine before the wifi card drivers have been loaded/initialised.

Hence I get:

"Network drive F: cannot be mapped".

Then Windows finishes booting, I look up My Computer and see drive F: with a red x over it. I click on it and it works (because the wireless has now started working) - Bit stupid that the network is not initialised before carrying out the mappings... ??????

[jiml8]

Originally Posted by JonathanAnon

I'm not complaining about Linux, more the wireless.

When I boot the PC, it's seems that the mapping occurs on the Windows 2000 SP4 machine before the wifi card drivers have been loaded/initialised.

Hence I get:

"Network drive F: cannot be mapped".

Then Windows finishes booting, I look up My Computer and see drive F: with a red x over it. I click on it and it works (because the wireless has now started working) - Bit stupid that the network is not initialised before carrying out the mappings... ??????

I have that problem occasionally on my Win2K SP4 wired installations (I have XP in wireless). I have never bothered to try to fix it; it is annoying but not THAT annoying and I am sure the time to figure it out would be far more than the problem is worth.

It isn't a bug, it's a feature.