From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Art Wildman" Subject: Re: Linux Help Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:46:14 -0400 Sender: linux-config-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40FC2506.5080307@noaa.gov> References: <20040719224934.4820.SAVAGE-GARDEN@hanikamail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20040719224934.4820.SAVAGE-GARDEN@hanikamail.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Kev Cc: linux-config@vger.kernel.org Kev wrote: > I'm new to Linux, so i'm paling to install a gateway, with the following, > > 1. Firewall > 2. DNS > 3. DHCP > 4. SMTP (relay only) > 5. Email Virus Scaning > 6. Gray Listing (email) > 7. NAT > 8 Web Cashing > 9. Web Based Configuration tool for all above. > > can any one tell me the best Linux version to use, (RedHat, Debian, etc) > and the software i can use, like DNS = BIND, some thing simple to use... > > the Box will be a P2 with 256MB ram but if i can get it to work on a P1 > 166Mhz that would be great.... You'll get 10 different answers to the distro question. I suggest you research the individual documentation and packages you need & decide which is best supported for you application. I have found the major distros to have the best documentation, and have used RedHat/Fedora for many years. Debian, Suse, Mandrake, and Gentoo have their stong points as well. As long as you disable Xwindows, you should be able to setup a minimal mail-server on that hardware, debian may be your best bet for this. Here are some links to get your started... Shorewall, IPCop, IPtables Firewall Scripts http://shorewall.sourceforge.net/ http://www.ipcop.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/IPCop/WebHome http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/ http://www.liniac.upenn.edu/sysadmin/security/iptables.html DNS - The Name Service HOWTO http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/admin/nameservice.html http://www.rscott.org/dns/ http://bind8nt.meiway.com/itsaDNSmess.cfm RH9 Customization Guide: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Postfix http://www.postfix.org/ http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html#intranet LJ: Using Postfix for Secure SMTP Gateways http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4241 Linux-sec.net: Mail/AntiSpam http://www.linux-sec.net/Mail/AntiSpam/ Configuring a mail server with Postfix-Procmail-Fetchmail-SpamAssassin-ClamAV-Courier IMAP http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/mailserver_config.html Squid & Squidguard http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TransparentProxy-4.html http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8989/sam0402c/ AntiVirus http://www.clamav.net http://www.amavis.org http://drivel.com/clamassassin http://sourceforge.net/projects/klamav/ Webmin http://www.webmin.com/webmin/ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html -- Art Wildman/ITO - art.wildman@noaa.gov National Weather Service Office (WFO-JAX) http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax "The contents of this message are mine personally, and do not reflect any position of the Government, NOAA or NWS."