server question

[Mark Haney]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Wade Smart wrote:
>> Anna EdwARds wrote:
>>   
>>>  > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:25:32 -0500
>>>     
>>   
>>>  > > > Anna EdwARds wrote:
>>>  > > > > I am planning to replace my low-on-features microsoft office small
>>>  > > business web-site with a much more feature ridden setup that I have 
>>> come
>>>  > > up with. It will have a setup like the following.
>>>  > > > > it will have a computer with 2 e-cards, one connected to comcast,
>>>  > > one connected to the LAN. It needs to act as a router, forewarding the
>>>  > > web server requests to annas-web-server and the emails to anything to
>>>  > > annas-email-server. For the rest of the packets, I need them sent to
>>>  > > were they are meant for. I want any inter-lan data to be forwarded to
>>>  > > were it was origionally intended for. I also need a web server and 
>>> email
>>>  > > server and a mailing list server. I am not able to specify very 
>>> much. Sorry.
>>>  > > >
>>>  > > > That's a big wish list. Are you planning on having one server do all
>>>  > > > this? I am not sure I see the need for that server to also do the
>>>  > > > routing as well, any decent Linksys/Belkin, etc router will work just
>>>  > > > fine for this setup. Unless of course the traffic requirements are
>>>  > > > higher than normal. Most routers handle LAN traffic quite easily.
>>>  > > >
>>>  > > > Can you clarify, in some detail, what you really want?
>>>  > > >
>>>  > > > How many servers? What will each server do? Your post mentions these
>>>  > > > things, but not in a good enough context to help us figure out 
>>> what you
>>>  > > > need.
>>>  > > >
>>>  > > > Mark Haney
>>>  > > > Sr. Systems Administrator
>>>  > > > ERC Broadband
>>>  > > > (828) 350-2415
>>>  > > >
>>>  > > > Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support
>>>     
>>   
>>>  > 20081016 1622 GMT-6
>>>  >
>>>  > Anna, you are a bit confusing but let me restate what I think you are
>>>  > asking.
>>>  >
>>>  > You currently have a setup that no longer works for you.
>>>  > You are getting a PC with 2 ethernet cards to act as a router.
>>>  > You will have two other pcs: a web host machine and a email server 
>>> machine.
>>>  > You want to know how to configure the pc router to direct the right
>>>  > information to the right machine.
>>>  >
>>>  > Is this correct?
>>>  >
>>>  > Wade
>>>  >
>>>
>>> Not quite. I want to have this as a new setup.
>>>
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>>>     
>> 20081021 1538 GMT-6
>>
>> Anna, it may not be that you are on your cell but you also arent making 
>> any sense.
>>
>> What doesnt make sense to you about what I just said?
>> That you current setup no longer works?
>> That you are getting new hardware with duel nics?
>> That your new pc you want to be a router?
>>
>> I just restated what you have already said.
>>
>> What "not quite" isnt right?
>>
>> Wade
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>     Wade just delete all from this person on the Ubuntu list. She is a 
> total nonsense person on Hotmail that has no reason to even try Ubuntu.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

Karl, really.  If we did that to every person who was 'nonsense' I 
wonder how many would vote you off the island?

The point is, some of us really want to help her.  (Assuming she's not a 
troll.)

I fail to see that your judgment of 'no reason to even try Ubuntu' is 
sound at all.  Her problem really isn't about ubuntu, it's about setting 
up a network for a specific purpose.  I've done this hundreds of times. 
  And in a lot of cases, the problem is the 'IT Dept' is usually the one 
who can use Word the best.

Sure, her posts are aggravating, but they are no less aggravating than 
yours most of the time.


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Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415

Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support