Suggestions on how to setup a large networked environment
Brian Cluff
brian@snaptek.com
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:16:03 -0700
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I've been asked to migrate the school that I work (The one that we are =
now holding the plug meetings at) over to an all linux environment =
(Hurray!!!!). We are currently using novell for print servers and file =
servers, and groupwise for e-mail.
Because of the high cost of replicating out system here onto our other =
campuses and the fact that groupwise sucks, we all made the decision to =
move to linux. Im sure that the fact that I wouldn't shutup about it =
and that I had only been installing programs on the systems that where =
available for free and for windows and linux had nothing to do with the =
descision (wink wink).
Anyway, what we would like to do it convert all the windows workstations =
over to linux and all the servers as well, but because we will still =
have a few windows boxes running around for the administration to use, =
because they have to use certain macro's built into some MS office =
applications for various state reporting things that we have to do, so =
the end result would have to be available to both linux and windows.
What I will be needing is:
Authentication
what is available out there for doing centralized authentication for =
both windows and linux out there
LDAP is kinda what I have been looking at, but if there is something =
better out there I would love to hear about it.
File serving
whats the best filesystem for this? NFS, AFS, Samba, CODA..etc.etc?
Print serving
I think this is fairly straight forward lp/samba config, but if =
there is something better out there,I would love to hear about it.
Groupwise calendaring replacement
I think that I am going to use star office for this. Ive already =
installed the star calendar server and played with both the =
windows and linux version of starschedule and it seems to work very =
well. If anyone has any horror stories on this or if there is =
something better.. suggestions welcome.
and mail
I think mail is sort of a duh thing here... POP3 and IMAP i think =
are the way to go these days, so that they can get their mail =
from home too.
Please help guide me here, I got thrown into the deep end before I was =
ready and hadn't given much though to them taking me up on my constant =
suggestions on switching over.
Brian
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've been asked to migrate the school =
that I work=20
(The one that we are now holding the plug meetings at) over to an all =
linux=20
environment (Hurray!!!!). We are currently using novell for print =
servers=20
and file servers, and groupwise for e-mail.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Because of the high cost of replicating =
out system=20
here onto our other campuses and the fact that groupwise sucks, we all =
made the=20
decision to move to linux. Im sure that the fact that I wouldn't =
shutup=20
about it and that I had only been installing programs on the systems =
that where=20
available for free and for windows and linux had nothing to do with the=20
descision (wink wink).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway, what we would like to do it =
convert all the=20
windows workstations over to linux and all the servers as well, but =
because we=20
will still have a few windows boxes running around for the =
administration to=20
use, because they have to use certain macro's built into some MS office=20
applications for various state reporting things that we have to do, so =
the end=20
result would have to be available to both linux and =
windows.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What I will be needing is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Authentication</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> what is available =
out there for=20
doing centralized authentication for both windows and linux out=20
there</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> LDAP is kinda what I =
have been=20
looking at, but if there is something better out there I would love to=20
hear about it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>File serving</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> whats the best =
filesystem for=20
this? NFS, AFS, Samba, CODA..etc.etc?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Print serving</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I think this is =
fairly straight=20
forward lp/samba config, but if there is something better out there,I=20
would love to hear about it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Groupwise calendaring =
replacement</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I think that I am =
going to use=20
star office for this. Ive already installed the star calendar =
server and=20
played with both the windows and =
linux=20
version of starschedule and it seems to work very well. If=20
anyone has any horror =
stories on=20
this or if there is something better.. suggestions welcome.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and mail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I think mail is sort =
of a duh=20
thing here... POP3 and IMAP i think are the way to go these days, =
so =20
that they can get their mail from =
home=20
too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help guide me here, I got thrown =
into the=20
deep end before I was ready and hadn't given much though to them taking =
me up on=20
my constant suggestions on switching over.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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