July 26th., NewTLUG meeting "Build a workgroup server for a small office" (reminder + URL)

[Herb Richter]

Here is a URL to Cameron's Presentation Notes:
	http://www.roslintel.ca/TLUG2005-07-26/
...very extensive and detailed notes
...this should be an excellent "Linux Box & Network Howto" presentation


	This month's NewTLUG meeting will be held
	Tues July 26th., at Seneca College.

...please note that the room is different than our usual room.
   more info below...


Date:		Tue, July 26th.
Time:		7 - 10pm

Topic:  	Build a workgroup server for a small office
		The server will incorporate DNS, DHCP, NTP, Samba,
		Netatalk, and NFS services; an IPTABLES firewall;
		and remote access via OpenVPN.
		...see presentation outline at bottom

Presenter:	Cameron Bennett <cj.bennett-kElNmpfAyNDRDnTH8IMvug at public.gmane.org>

		Cameron picked up a degree in Computer Science from UoT
		in 1976 and has been working in IT for about 30 years in a
		wide variety of roles including IBM mainframe, legacy
		enterprise networks, modern enterprise networks, and
		operating system support.

		Currently he provides network technical support, system
		maintenance, and server builds, to business and advanced
		home users on an independent basis.

		Sometime around 1990 he started into Linux working with
		an Apple Mac running Debian and discovered the
		functionality and utility of Open Source software.  Since
		then he has worked a wide variety hardware,
		distributions, and packages. The main Linux focus now is
		to build, run, and maintain work horse systems on white
		box hardware supporting the back end utility functions
		needed in home and work group environments.


Location:       Rm S1206 Stephen E. Quinlan building (SEQ) - Seneca @ York
		Building number 40 on the map:
		http://www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/map/KeeleMasterMap.pdf
		The Seneca at York Campus, which is physically located in the
		south east part of York University, at Keele/Steeles.

Directions:	For detailed directions and info on public transit, please
		see:	http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~scs/seneca-directions.html

Parking:        Paid parking is available on campus (about: $8).
		Building #84 on the map above is a close-by parking
		garage.

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Presentation Outline:

  Workgroup Server
  Objectives - What It Should Do
     v Multi-protocol Network File Services:  Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix
     v Scalable to 2 TB
     v Very stable unattended operation
     v Straight forward administration
     v Network Time source  (NTP)
     v Domain Name Service (DNS)
     v FTP Server Service
     v Web Server Service
  General Rules
     v Nothing to new, Nothing to old, Nothing to weird
     v Quality considerations
     v Cost/Performance issues
  Linux Distribution Selection
     v Considerations for which distro to use
  Hardware Selection
     v Considerations for suitable hardware
     v Actual new hardware used for a real system
  Operating System Install
     v Murphy's law applied to system boot
     v parititioning the system disk
     v installing the base OS
     v fun with NICs
     v fun with LILO
  Base Utility Functions
     v NTP
     v DHCP
     v DNS
     v S.M.A.R.T
     v L.A.R.T
     v Disk Optimization
     v UPS
  Service & Support
     v Firewall
     v VNC
     v Ethereal
     v Gnome / KDE
  User Services
     v LVM
     v Samba
  Operating Procedures
     v What to monitor
     v Periodic maintenance
     v Software Maintenance

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	Herb Richter  <hgr-FjoMob2a1F7QT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
	Richter Equipment, Toronto, Ontario
	http://PartsAndService.com
	http://PartsAndService.ca






















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