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  From: Dave Lawrence <philaw@camtech.net.au>
  To  : Bijin4@aol.com
  Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 16:34:42 +1030

Re: Apache, SAMBA

Bijin4@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I just installed red hat 5.1.
> 
> Do I need to install apache or sambar to make it into an internet server or do
> I just configeure the system as it is?
> 
> Haydn

Well, Apache is usually setup with a default install. Fire up netscape
and type in the url: http://[your IP goes here] you should see a message
saying it works. This is just a html file in your /home/http/html
directory, put your stuff there, and it'll be visible on the web server.
The format is pretty much the same with ftp servers as well (/home/ftp)

Now, to actually be an internet server, you need to connect to the
internet with the linux box, take down the number of your IP, and that's
your web server. To get a proper name, like www.bijin4.com or whatever,
you need to enquire into DNS, see http://www.internic.com , you'll also
have to get a static IP (I don't know if AOL has this)

And SAMBA is a suite that allows Unix boxes to talk to Windows machines
through file/printer sharing.

Dave Lawrence

Have a look at commanche (Apache configurator in control panel) and the
Apache survival guide, which should probably be on your RH5.1 CD.

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