fILE SERVER

[oshta]

ok i just got a old PII PC form my mums work as i though id make a file server

It will sit in the atic and runn 24/7

i currently is running 98se

So will it ma able to hack this job (only serving two home pcs)

- what OS should i run??



thanks daniel - i will post more spec when i comes (shes bring it home 2nite)

[Jiff Lemon]

Will make the "clarkconnect" suggestion before anyone else!

www.clarkconnect.org

it'll do everything and more.

[oshta]

Will make the "clarkconnect" suggestion before anyone else!

www.clarkconnect.org

it'll do everything and more.

yeah - I've seen that in otrher threads - ok, I've started downloading the iso file so i should be able to give a got soon!!

does it just install like an OS?? or does it need linux or somethink running under it?? - if so will Knopix do? (cos thats what i've got - and download is slow on only 128k)


thanks so far daniel

p.s. after a busy day and being late for a meting my mum forgot that she was bring back the PC - so i havent got it yet!!)

[Jiff Lemon]

Once you've downloaded the ISO, you'll need to burn it to CD.
You then need to install the clark Connect monitor program on a windows machine - this gives you the option of creating boot disks for the new machine.
One boot disks are created, boot from them, insert CD and away you go.

[Butuz]

IS the CD not bootable? SMoothwall CD's have always been bootable. Just go into your bios and set the first bood device to CDROM and you should be sorted.

Butuz

[oshta]

YEAH - thats what i though

- or you can put into another pc(windows or linux) on the network, bung the install floppy (that can be downloaded) into the machine and install it over the network (only surposts about 15-20 nics tho)

[Butuz]

Crumbs i aint got a floppy drive in any of my PC's - its like sooooo 80's

Every O/S CD ive ever used from Windows95 OSR2 upwards has been bootable.

Butuz

[oshta]

yeah, well this is an "sooooo 80's" machine!!!

- also i found out that is acutaly only 133 P1 !! - not enev a P2 :S

ne way, yeah i dont know if is got a CD drive (i can always "borrow! one of anither comp)

thanks so far daniel

also the download (of CC) has finished and i burn the ISO (for safe keeping) can wait till i get it set up - i suppose I'll need a hub nxt!!

[oshta]

also

- i have BT midband (home highway with Bt ISP) and i would like this to be avalable to the two Pc this server will be serving.

should i
A) get an ISDN router/hub and do it that way or

B) get USB extenion cable and plug midband into the file server, and the ICS it. (whould this even work - cos i dont think BT to linux drives )

bearing im mind it will have to allow MSN, win MX, Unreal tounament, etc etc the acces the net untouched

thanks agin daniel

[Jiff Lemon]

IS the CD not bootable? SMoothwall CD's have always been bootable. Just go into your bios and set the first bood device to CDROM and you should be sorted.

Butuz

yeah its what I thought too But no, you have to make the floppy boot disks.

You may find that Clarkconnect is able to see the midband modem, thus allowing it to act as a firewall/router on top of the file server.

[oshta]

thus allowing it to act as a firewall/router on top of the file server.

right - is that ok

- I just my dad is banging on about of we (you) shouldn't have you file server acting a firewall - because it defeats the whole "firewall pc protects data" etc (not that we hav any thing A) woth nicking B) that we mind get nicked etc)

[Jiff Lemon]

if they can get past the firewall, they're onto your network. It wouldn't matter if the file server was on a different machine, they'd STILL be able to access it.

The whole idea is that you set the firewall up to STOP them getting in in the first place

[oshta]

if they can get past the firewall, they're onto your network. It wouldn't matter if the file server was on a different machine, they'd STILL be able to access it.

Right - thanks, I'll now lol @ my dad (who works in computer) thanks again!!

[Butuz]

yeah, well this is an "sooooo 80's" machine!!!

- also i found out that is acutaly only 133 P1 !! - not enev a P2 :S

ne way, yeah i dont know if is got a CD drive (i can always "borrow! one of anither comp)

Well m8 i used smoothwall on a Gateway 2000 P1-100 / 16MB Ram / 300MB Hard disk, and that booted off CDROM.

Certain old machines are not as incompatable as many think, EG this P100 is ATX form factor, can boot of CD, etc even tho its old.



Butuz

[Butuz]

yeah its what I thought too But no, you have to make the floppy boot disks..

thats a bit crap.

Butuz

[oshta]

Well m8 i used smoothwall on a ...

yeah, is smoothwall what i what tho??

- will it work as a file server/fire wall?? - because i have that downloaded as well!!