[KLUG Members] Home File Server: e-smith?

[Gettig,Tony]

Forever in search of the ultimate self-load turnkey
 solution, I loaded e-smith on a box at work. 

The configuration is pretty straghtforward and it does
 everything it says it will. Most of its functions are kept
 in their own config files, but if you look hard enough,
 you'll find the appropriate files and can manually edit
 them via ssh. However, the web interface is pretty easy to
 use. It's working so well at work it is now my
 departmental file server and for web development.
 Depending on how things go, another e-smith box may be in
 the works as our intranet server.

Purists who demand granular control (there's nothing wrong
 with that btw) may have differing opinions, but for a
 simple LAN with minimal administration (and that through a
 web interface), it seems like a decent little distro.
  It's not the ultimate turnkey solution (whatever that
 means), but it's not bad either.

Just my $.02. :)

Tony Gettig
http://www.penguindude.com
GBY!



On another Email list I read, someone asked...

> Currently I have a home LAN consisting of several
 different OS client
> machines. I want to add a linux file server to it and am
 looking for
> everyones opinion. As with all things there are many
 options but my
> basic criteria are as follows:
> 
> SSH
> A distro design with this role in mind
> Web managament without a keyboard, monitor or mouse
> Windows file sharing
> Print server with good printer driver support
> Free, minimum cost or donation based
> Stripped of all uneccesary components
> Secure (well as secure as a file server can be)
> Syslog server
> IDS
> Simple update management
> Ext3 filesystem
> Runs on a P166 with 64Mb

One recommendation is: http://www.e-smith.org

Any comments on e-smith?

I would also like to replace my Gateway PentPro 200MHz with
 132M and
running W2K.

The system disk is...
1 - Quantum TM3840A (3.8GB)

The box also has an Adaptec 2940U2W...
2 - Seagate ST34371N (4GB)
1 - Seagate ST19171N (9GB)

The network card is a D-Link DFE-530TX+ (Realtec RTL8139A
 chip)

Thanks,
Mike Morrett

P.S. In regards to the Adaptec card, I've already had the
 comment...

     "Over 7 years of using Linux and Adaptec has taught me
 one thing:
      Don't use Adaptec"
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