> Hello, > > I recently switched to linux because I was curious what else was out there > and was very annoyed with windows's mismanaged multitasking. So I went and > bought Slackware after trying knoppix for a short while. I know Slack is > sometimes not recommended for newbies, but I think it is the best way to > learn linux because it really forced me to learn new things. >
My opinion exactly. I started the same way back Slackware 7.1. > My question: Can you recommend any books that deal more with networking, I > am having troubles trying to set up a Samba server? I also want to be able > to set up Apache and BIND? OH, and one more, does anyone have a good text on > using a good linux server to serve a lot of thin clients? As has been pointed out, a lot of great info on just about every subject is available in The Linux Documentation Project <http://tldp.org>. I also want to point out that all of the HOWTOs & FAQs from TLDP are included in Slackware in /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs & /usr/doc/Linux-FAQs. Also, the SAMBA package for Slackware includes a ton of documentation on setup SAMBA, including the book "Using Samba, 2nd Edition". The easiest way to get to this using SWAT (Samba Web Administration Tool), which is also the best way to administer SAMBA. To enable SWAT, edit /etc/inetd.conf & uncomment the line for swat. Then find inetd's PID with 'ps -A' & send it SIGHUP with `kill -HUP <pid>`. Then open your preferred webbrowser & go to <http://localhost:901>. > > thanks for your time > My pleasure, hope it helps. Conway S. Smith - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
