[newbie alert] system configuration

A Client/Server concept is what you need to understand here, Tim. You can
run as many or as few services (NFS/HTTP/MAIL/etc) as you want. Obviously,
the speed of the response from any one of those servers will depend both on
the hardware you are running and the number of services that are running on
the machine. The short answer is yes, you can run all of these services on
the same machine. A client application will request that the server provide
the a response and the server will do its thing and provide it. The client
application will usually be running on another machine, but surprisingly,
not necessarily so. My suggestion is to pick one service, get the server up
and running, then access the service with a client to see how it runs. Once
you are satisfied that it is running well and that you understand what is
happening, move on to another service.

Jim

the future is now

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Weaver <Tim.Weaver@visitalk.com>
To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
<plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 11:17 AM
Subject: [newbie alert] system configuration


>I have a Wintel box at home upon which I have installed Cald OL 2.3, the
>WHOLE thing. I want to teach myself basically three things:
>
>NFS server
>Web Server
>Mail Server
>
>I want to do this to help my wife in her computer consulting business in
>case she runs across a Linux system or a client needs more information or
an
>installation. I have a 10 gb HD on the system and Linux was installed on a
>single partition. In order to use these things individually, do I need
>three separate partitions, one for each "server" or can I learn and run
>everything the way it's installed now?
>
>I will be using both Windows and Linux as clients (another windows computer
>and a Linux-based laptop) on our home network...so much to learn I don't
>know where to start.
>
>Tim
>
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