Hello All!

In the Windows world I can get around with no problem. Here is a project that I'm working on.

Windows 2003 Srv std. 5 cal.
Winsyslog, mysql.
WAMP.
Serv U.
phplogcon.
raid 0

Now I want to do the following with a linux distro. I'm trying Ubuntu 7.04 server right now and not quite getting it. What is the best distro I can use for the above. However, I'd like to also do the following.

syslog logs all of the msgs to mysql then use a packet analyzer. Also setup a firewall with bandwidth traffic monitoring collecting stats on the connections.

Thanks

CentOS it is a free fork of RHE. you can use the GUI, but i do not suggest it.

I'm trying so hard to use the CLI. At times it's so confusing. Also, I'm trying to make sure I read up on something before making my self look like a dumb ass. I have downloaded OpenSuse and Mandriva to try. What wrong with CentOS?

Nothing is wrong with CentOS, a lot of people are suggesting that as a server platform, I myself have recently dabbled with it and it seems OK.

What do you mean by that? It is standard best practice to log all messages(logs) to a different machine, not on the one housing the data.

This can be accomplished easy with another machine and smoothwall.
http://www.smoothwall.org/

Or another hardware appliance(box,router,etc).


hth

That would mean I'd need 3 boxes. 1 firewall 1 syslog 1 store log data? Smoothwall is what I used years ago. If I'm gonna use firewall app on a separate box it would be Endian. Thanks for you suggestions.

I tried Ubuntu LTS but was not as happy with it as a server as I am a workstation. A better choice would be Debian, but that's not necessarily the best place to start for a beginner.

I vote for CentOS. It's a good, stable platform, and has great support (both in its community and RHEL).

Heck, use the GUI until you start learning your way around the filesystem and CLI--no need to torture yourself.

So I am assuming then that this is not a production server and you are plugging in directly to your modem? If that is the case and this is going to be a home setup then by all means use one box. If this is going to be production then your best bet is to separate, and yes that means 3 boxes. One for the database etc, one for router/firewall and yes one to log to. What you use for your firewall is personal preference, I mentioned smoothwall because its easy and gui"fied", my personal preference is *BSD.

hope it works out for you.

I do have 3 boxes here to do that. But, this is for my home. I'm being complicated thats all. I'm trying to force myself to learn this stuff. That's why I have all of these boxes laying around. All I want to do is make use of them at the same time take full use and potential.

There is nothing wrong with that, and actually that is the best way to learn. :] good luck.