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<P><SPAN class=285561604-26052005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace, Pluggers! 'Lo
Leon,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>My query is this:<SPAN
class=285561604-26052005> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>I
have been running with RedHat for ten years now but want the Enterprise level of
security <SPAN class=285561604-26052005>and stability </SPAN>without the
cost.<SPAN class=285561604-26052005> (Don't we all.)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>I have seen CentOS 4 and it looks like RH
enterprise without the pricetag (or support) but my CentOS 4 isos wouldn't
download & burn cleanly - is there anywhere in Perth I could BUY the 4 CDs
of CentOS 4?<SPAN class=285561604-26052005> How much IS Redhat Enterprise for
Education anyway???</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, reading the reviews from Distrowatch,
LinuxQuestions etc it looks like many are using Whitebox and even Slackware to
do what I want. Others swear by (and occassionally at) Debian...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Do any of you have any advice on which to go
with? (I've been using Linux mostly CLI since the early 90s but mostly for
internet gateway and proxy purposes. I set it up and forget it. It just works
and works and works. Gotta love Linux!<SPAN class=285561604-26052005> The way of
the Penguin is a wonderful path.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=285561604-26052005><FONT face=Arial size=2>The server will be
used primarily as a Squid proxy server with squidGuard redirector. It will also
be a LAMP server running phpHelpDesk, Moodle, the occassional WIKI, WebGUI and
bits and pieces like blogs. It will be available from the Internet as well as
the school's intranet so needs to be reasonably secure and
maintainable.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The server is a single CPU P4 3200 with 2GB RAM
on an Intel SE7221BK1-E Server board in a Rackmount case (For what that's
worth). The Hard disks are twin 36GB SATA 10,000RPM HDD. It has a DVDROM, 2 X
Gigabit Ethernet ports and a Dlink Gigabit Fibercard (PCI Express!)<SPAN
class=285561604-26052005> </SPAN>with twin 1000SX fiber ports (sweet!)
connecting directly to a DLINK DES6000 chassis switch.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tried installing the CentOS (with no luck so
far) I can't download the DVD iso 'cause it's bittorrent and the DET WAN
obviously blocks bit torrent ports <groan>. Knoppix boots fine (of
course!) and I have many distros (Mempis, Ubuntu, Yoper, Debian 3.0r2 on DVD,
Xandros v2, Morphix and of course Mandrake, Redhat 9 and Fedora) on CD and DVD
but thought that before I tried installing them all to see how they perform,
whether someone on the list might have some recent experience with setting up
similar hardware for similar purposes and have any recommendations or
experiences to share.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Who said I was verbose?! Eschew
obfucation!</FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peter Spicer-Wensley</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>System Administrator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Swan View Senior High
School</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gladstone Avenue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>SWAN VIEW WA
6056</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mob: 04 1893 4218</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mail:
petersw@svshs.wa.edu.au</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><!--StartFragment --><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Two things are
infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the
universe." ( Albert Einstein)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Other kings said I was daft to build a
castle in the swamp, but I built it all the same." (Herbert's father the
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