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  • From: Robert Steinmetz <Rob AT steinmetznet.com>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Fileserver components
  • Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 16:43:25 -0500

Matrix Mole wrote:

Ok, I'm trying to figure out what all files I'm going to need to make my
BL box into a good and proper files server. Because this will be a home
network between the BL box, a Win98 machine, and my wifes Mac, I know I'll
need samba, and netatalk. I've also loked through my slackware7.1 disc for
other needed packages as well. I won't list them all here. What I'm really
wanting to know, is this: Do I need to install multi-user support for just
the fileserver functionality?
It depends on the kind of access you want to give. If in a small home network you feel comfortable with share level access then you don't need to set up multiple user accounts. If you want to use user level access then you will need to set up user accounts.

Ie, will I have to install a shadow package
and create the users for accessing the file systems, or do I just need the
server packages running? I'm still in the intellectual/design stage of
this, mostly because I don't have cableing or router/hub/switch to connect
the three machines up with as of yet.

I'm curious as to why you want to use BL for this. If you have a machine with enough storage for a file server why don't you use the full slackware distribution, which has all of this stuff in it anyway?

Slightly unrelated note (well, unrelated to BL kinda), does anyone have
any suggestions on cheap methods of finding out about building and setting
up home networks? Websites, books that are available in libraries (most
libraries I've ever been in are roughly 5 years behind on the computer
books section IME), anything that could be helpful.

The BL kernel is about 5 years old, so these books should be about right. The basics of building a small home network haven't changed much, except of course security which is a constantly evolving nightmare. The concepts involved in a home network are not complicated, its mostly a matter of getting the details right. Setting up the Linux server is pretty much the hardest part.

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Robert Steinmetz AIA
Principal
Steinmetz & Associates






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