Dj wrote:
Florin wrote:
Dj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I am planning on setting up a system that will allow everyone to have
the
same access to the services on our network as if they were in the
office,
but connecting from a remote location.
The type of connectivity required would be:
1. receive an ip address from our company dhcp server
2. log onto our windows nt domain and map the drive shares associated
with
their profile
3. have full ssh/telnet/ftp access to the various servers that they
would
have when in the office
4. access the corporate lotus notes email server
5. (optionally) connect to the internet via the corporate proxy server
6. (optionally) print to office printers (i know, they would not be
in the
office, but we have an app that prints reports from local PC's to a
particular printer that is checked regularly by a member of staff)
7. map drives from company servers over samba and nfs
8. vnc/netop access to pc's and servers
9. Allow setup of multiple vpns from various sources, e.g. remote PC's,
servers (with various OS's), customers proprietory devices, e.g. Cisco,
etc. with control over what each vpn can access on our LAN.
All the above access would need to be over a secure internet connection,
with very good authentication of clients coming in.
It would need to have very strong firewall capabilities, as i would
envisage this replacing our aging pix firewall device, and become our
company firewall.
The gateway device allowing this access would be connected to the
internet
via ethernet, but also have a modem for backup to dial in.
My Linux preference is Mandrake, and we have some desktop and several
servers using it. I would therefore very much like to be able to use
MNF
for this purpose. I have no experience of MNF yet, and only
installed it
this week to have a quick look. I also see there is a new version in
beta.
My questions are:
1. can MNF (either current, or upcoming new version) do the above well
no, in both cases
2. With the new version, will i be able to download the full version, as
with the current mnf, so i can install and test it, before purchasing a
support contract, etc. I am a Mandrake Club Silver member
yes,
3. Where can i get the current MNF pdf documentation, so i can
experiment
with the current version of MNF? It does not appear to be on the CD i
downloaded.
http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/90c/en/MNF-User.pdf
4. When is the new version due for release?
check out the mirrors
5. Is there any point in downloading the new beta version to try the
above. It appears that most of the key components are not yet
operational.
if you know that, how come you have asked the two previous questions ?
Sorry for the very long email, but this appears to be the best place to
ask these questions. If i should be asking somewhere else, let me know.
Many thanks.
Dj.
my 2cts,
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Hi Florin,
Thanks for replying.
Can you tell me which of my list of requirements MNF cannot do? Can
another product be used in conjunction with MNF to fill the gap?
Basically, I'd like to be able to use MNF if possible, or maybe I'm too
ambitious and there is no product that can offer all that in one package.
I know there is a beta version available, i meant the final finished
version. Is there a scheduled release date for the final full version
to be released?
Dj.
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Hi Florin,
Can you assist any further with my questions above?
Dj.
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