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Re: Linux & Novell Servers

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Uwe Bonnes)
Mon Mar 25 13:16:47 1996

Date: 	Mon, 25 Mar 1996 18:41:19 +0100
From: Uwe Bonnes <bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de>
To: Michael A Worsham <WOR2780M@mb.ssc.peachnet.edu>
CC: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <s15693cb.003@MB.SSC.PEACHNET.EDU>

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael A Worsham <WOR2780M@mb.ssc.peachnet.edu> writes:

    Michael> ** Proprietary ** Ok. A lot of people were confused on what I
    Michael> was trying to do. The situation is this:
 
    Michael> I would like to have TWO (2) machines setup to allow students
    Michael> to access (via WFWG 3.1) a Novell Server for printing on the
    Michael> backbone of the college campus, and access to login to a Linux
    Michael> Server to access E-Mail, USENET News, and the school's Webpage
    Michael> (WWW) via Telnet and/or backbone access.

    Michael> The Linux server will have about (2) 1.2 Gigs drives of space
    Michael> setup for accounts as well as the programs called Spinner (HTML
    Michael> Server program) and Samba (NFS Setup/Program). The Novell
    Michael> server is not setup yet until I know what version I will be
    Michael> needing...v3.12 or v4.1.

    Michael> The setup looks like:

    Michael> [WFWG 3.1] ---+-----> [Novell Server] ---+---> [Backbone]
    Michael>               |                          |               
    Michael>               |                          |               
    Michael>               +-----> [Linux Server] ----+               

    Michael> Can this be done?

Yes, but why do you need the Novell Server. Linux can either be configured
as a Novellserver (mars_nwe or linware) or as a WFW-3.11 Server
(samba). Then you only have to administer one machine!


Uwe Bonnes                bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de

Institut fuer Kernphysik  Schlossgartenstrasse 9  64289 Darmstadt
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