--- Miroslav Skoric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It makes me wonder if somebody tried to install > Mandrake 9.1 on those > old HP servers LH+ (Pentium 1 133/166 MHz, 64 MB > RAM)? I have a couple > of them, at the moment running Windows NT4 Server, > serving as PDC/BDC, > DNS, WINS, file server etc. > > In fact, I'd like to use them for the same purpose > as mentioned above > but with Linux, as well as with proxy function, a > firewall, LDAP, squid, > Radius or whatever software - suitable to monitor > the users of a > corporate Internet access (client boxes for the end > users are Windows > 2000 Prof. machines). What I need is to get some > detailed info about > users activities when on Internet (ex. IP addresses > of the client boxes > they access from, date/time of logging a domain > account, web pages they > visit, amount of megabytes a user download etc. Any > pointers on such tasks? > > The other idea is to install something almost the > same, but for an > intranet LAN web pages access, not for the Internet. > > Regards, > > Misko
Hi Misko, If you are able to run a Windows operating system on a computer, you should be able to use Linux on it. And you may not tax the system as much, as you can install a Linux distro, and then re-compile the kernel to support only the feature you need. One suggestion, before I go any farther, is to have a look at DistroWatch.com My feeling is that you should not dedicate one machine to preforming a number of these functions. A firewall, with logging and tracking features, should be on a machine, by itself, without samba, LDAP, or anything else. If you are making a server available to the public, via the internet, then you will most likely want two DNSs - one for the public to see, and the second just for your private LAN (i.e., inTRAnet). For a firewall, I would suggest looking at CensorNet, or even IPCop and SmoothWall. I think CensorNet would better meet your needs, while IPCop can do the job, yet it would need modules/add-ons that the end users have developed. I don't see why you can't replace the NT 4.0 operating system with Linux, save some licensing cost, and go with open standards. Just my two cents, before taxes, inflation, and an empty pocket. Mike (a.k.a AWEV) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
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