[plug] Console only linux box suggestion

[James Tan]

> On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, James Tan wrote:
>
> > I think I'm gonna stick with console mode only use.  I'd hope to use it
as a
> > IRC/ftp/icq/gateway/ftp server box but since I'm still doing some
reading
> > [since I'm still new at this] I'm wondering whether I'm on the right
path...
>
> Sounds to me like you are on the right track
>
> > ftp = ncftp ? [i need upload and download resume and filename completion
> > ability]
>
> yup
>
> > ftp server = anonymous ftp ? [for my other windoze boxes to access or
should
> > i install samba?]
>
> You don't need anon ftp unless you are providing access to the world at
> large.  Any ftp daemon should do the trick, just tell your windoze boxen
> to log in under your normal account name.
>
> SAMBA is nice if you want to share HDD space between the 2 systems, though
> I presume in this case you haven't got a lot of HDD to share :)
>
> You could use smbmount to mount one of your windows drives under linux
> though, so you have a little more space to play with.
>
> > email = pine
>
> yup
>
> > icq = ?
>
> There are a handful of console-mode icq programs available
> zicq is one which is based around an irc client, so if you are comfortable
> with irc syntax you'll probably have no problems with it.
>
> > gateway = ?
>
> good old "pppd" (which all the GUI tools use anyway, they just provide a
> pretty front end for it) and ip masquerade
>
> "wvdial" is a real easy to use console-based pppd dialer.  Give it a phone
> number, username and password and it works out the rest.
>
> IP masquerade is as easy as
> # ipchains -A forward -i ppp0 -j MASQ
> and
> # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
>
> stick those 2 lines in a boot script somewhere and you'll be masquerading
> away.
>
> > I hope to use RH6.0 for this. hehe ...
>
> Any distro should do the job adequately, it just comes down to personal
> preference.
>
>  - Matt
>
Wow, thanks Matt... you've saved me from doing a lot of reading and
searching....

James