Re: Setting up a home network with FreeBSD (not connected to the Internet yet)
On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 08:45:12PM -0700, Maude User wrote:
> I was able to borrow someone's keyboard and monitor to install FreeBSD onto
> the server - but after HTTP and FTP and NFS are set up I was hoping I could
> return the keyboard and monitor and be able to install and configure any
> additional packages using the laptop as the console. The laptop has an
> internal CD-RW. The server has a USB CD-RW - but no monitor or keyboard.
> Is this just a simple "intranet" I'm setting up here? Can anyone point me
> to documentation that would answer the following types of questions:
> - What sort of cables should I get?
To connect the laptop and 1U via ethernet? Crossover cables (as opposed to
patch cables).
> - Since the server won't be connected to the Internet for now, can I pick
> any old IP address, host name and domain name?
Sure. That said, I usually set up test hosts like that using private IPs
(10.X.X.X, 172.16.X.X, 192.168.X.X) out of habit. The laptop needs to be in
the same subnet, though, as the server. So, if the 1U is 10.0.0.1, the laptop
should be something like 10.0.0.2 (depends on the netmask you choose).
> - Once the network is set up, can I use something like SSH or Webmin from
> the laptop to install and configure packages on the server, without
> attaching a keyboard and monitor?
Yes. Just as you would use ssh to administer the 1U when it's at the
datacenter, you can use ssh to play with it at home. Webmin is accessed via
HTTP; once it's installed and configured on the 1U, connect to the 1U's IP
address in your browser.
> - What security should I be setting up NOW, so that the server will be
> secure once it goes co-lo?
The usual: ensure you're running as few services as possible (`sockstat -4` to
see what's listening on the network), prepare an update and backup scheme for
the system and its applications (apply updates now and plan for updates in the
future), lock down user accounts, etc. Subscribe to the FreeBSD security
mailing list[0] and read updates.
[0]http://www.freebsd.org/security/
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Setting up a home network with FreeBSD (not connected to the Internet yet)
Hello All - I have a 1U rackmount server (running FreeBSD 5.4) and a laptop (dual-boot running WinXP-Pro and FreeBSD 5.3) and I'd like to connect the two in a home network (not connected to the Internet) so I can learn web development using Apache, PHP, Python, Plone, Ruby, MySQL, PostgreSQL etc. Later I'll co-locate the server in a datacenter. I'd like the home network setup to be similar to the eventual co-lo setup so that it would provide a realistic environment for learning and testing, with minimal changes once I migrate the server from my home to co-lo. The server has two 1000Base-T, 100Base-TX and 10Base-T Ethernet LAN RJ45 ports (Intel 82541GI and 82547GI controllers), supporting TCP, UPD, IPv4. For the time being, the only client connecting to this server will be the laptop. I don't have broadband at home, so neither the server nor the laptop will be connected to the Internet. There's a cybercafe in the neighborhood with broadband where I can download files, lookup documentation and burn CDs. I was able to borrow someone's keyboard and monitor to install FreeBSD onto the server - but after HTTP and FTP and NFS are set up I was hoping I could return the keyboard and monitor and be able to install and configure any additional packages using the laptop as the console. The laptop has an internal CD-RW. The server has a USB CD-RW - but no monitor or keyboard. Is this just a simple "intranet" I'm setting up here? Can anyone point me to documentation that would answer the following types of questions: - What sort of cables should I get? - Since the server won't be connected to the Internet for now, can I pick any old IP address, host name and domain name? - Once the network is set up, can I use something like SSH or Webmin from the laptop to install and configure packages on the server, without attaching a keyboard and monitor? - What security should I be setting up NOW, so that the server will be secure once it goes co-lo? Thanks for any help. Scott in Brooklyn Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
