simple server question

powadha · 03-02-2004, 10:23 AM

Since I bought two more pc's (one ols P1 running Devil linux as a router) I'd like to set-up a more capable network. I never networked on Linux before so what to use? I found that using Samba is great for sharing files on different os. I can use that for sure. Perhaps on my old box (running my router) I'd like to set up some website or whatever. Can samba do this as well or do I need Apache? To go simple: what is the difference between samba and apache and can I use both?

Regards

needforspeed · 03-02-2004, 11:48 AM

Apache is the webserver software you need. I use it in Linux and Abyss Webserver in windows. Abyss has a version for linux. Abyss is also one of the easiest webservers to install and setup, also a very small program, yet powerful.

Medievalist · 03-03-2004, 11:44 AM

Remember that apache is reasonably secure, and you can expose it to the internet, but samba cannot really be secured because it is using Microsoft's horribly bastardized version (NetBUI) of IBM's old NetBIOS protocol.

Firewall the samba stuff carefully, and it'll serve you well for transport between OSes. Leave your samba ports accessible from the Internet and you'll be 0wned; talking to the Internet is what web servers like Apache are for.

powadha · 03-03-2004, 12:41 PM

Thanx for clearing this up! Back to the sleepless install and configure nights

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