Linux Home Server HOWTO
 

EDIT: This HOWTO has now been re-written for Fedora Core 5 (18 Jun 2006).

G'day all,

Im currently drafting an installation guide to configure Linux as a networked home server with all the email, www, smtp, ftp, dns, dhcp, squid, mySQL, samba, NFS (etc) applications documented.

I have currently reached draft status on the first 7 (of 20 odd) chapters and am ready for interested parties to read/test it (there are some little sections still lacking).

Why in the Fedora forum? Because it has been drafted with FC3 specific configurations (yum, up2date, step-by-step install guide), and I would like these tested if possible. These distro specific sections will eventually be moved to annexes in later revisions, allowing it to be a more generic document supporting further distros (the plan anyway).

The HOWTO is currently located at http://www.brennan.id.au while it is being drafted and will be moved on completion.

I appreciate any feedback/comments on the document, particularly if the concepts are easy to read/understand by the newer members of the community.

The layout/format (html) still needs works.

Regard,

Miles Brennan
(aka BU)

EDIT: This HOWTO has now been re-written for Fedora Core 5 (18 Jun 2006).

I shall surely take a look at it :)

Does it need to work with a static IP or it works with dynamic IP?

Either static or dynamic IP..

It documents everything you need to connect to your ISP. ethernet/usb modem, bridged mode modem, pppoe, dynamic IP, Dynamic DNS, automating DDNS updates, firewall concepts, masquerading, and other various configs.

You should be able to throw in a CD, start your install, and finish with a fully installed home server (with all the apps configured and running). Thats the plan.

BU.

Chapter 9 - Network Time Protocol has reached initial draft status...

http://www.brennan.id.au/09-Network_Time_Protocol.html

Provides config details for server, and for clients (Lin/Win) to sync from server.

Have you heard of clarkconnect?

hy,

http://www.brennan.id.au/04-Network_Configuration.html
Starting the Interfaces:
as i remeber "ifconfig eth0 up" will work only if u have static ip in ifcfg-eth0 file. so if ifcfg-eth0 says that get ip from dhcp server, this command wont work.
maybe im wrong. i cannot check it right now because i dont have dhcp server here.

keep up good works.

good luck.

Thanks for the reply maxut,

There is an "ifconfig eth1 dynamic up" command a little lower, so it probably doesn't make sense where it is. I'll move that one up and rephrase it a little.

Thanks for pointing out typo error, fixed now.

BU.

This would be a great topic for a wiki...

Considered it?

..segfault

I hadn't considered it yet, it sounds very interesting.

Let me get this stuff finished first.

Thanks.

BU

@Butt-Ugly
when u finish your work, let me know please. i will check your spelling ;)
btw i must improve my english first :D


good luck.

Domain Name System (BIND) has been completed..

http://www.brennan.id.au/08-Domain_N...stem_BIND.html

Thanks mate.

I can only read it so many times before the errors start to hide themselves. :p

BU.

this is a very nice howto...although I have a question, if I network a windows XP pro box, to a fedora core 3 box, can I use the modem on the XP pro box with linux, if the modem is a winmodem or a software-modem?

what I mean by this is, can I have FC3 box tell the windows box to tell the modem to connect to my ISP?

Can you please start a new thread in the networking section for this query.

I would like to keep this one on topic, and I need to devote my current time to the howto (I have a deadline).

Thanks for the reply, Im glad you like it.

BU.

I've come across this link while Googling.

Does the same thing as you're attempting to do, but on a Whitebox Linux.