[ale] Redoing Novell server to linux

[Gary S. Mackay]

I have a job coming up that involves blowing away a Novell SBS server and
installing linux on it. I am planning on going with either RedHat or Mandrake.
(Never used Mandrake before). The hardware is an HP LC3 box with dual 4gig
hard drives that are currently mirrored under Novell. (I'd like to maintain
that). It has an 8gig SCSI DAT drive with BackupExec, and a 4-port Digi board
in it also. I plan on implimenting the masq, sendmail, and shared modem
features on the server. Also, there are numerous laser printers with HP
JetDirect cards in them, and even a Minolta copier with a 100bt network
connection that appears as a printer on the Winbloze workstations.

Does anyone see a drop-dead reason not to do this? I will admit, tho I've
setup many a linux server, this is the first 'large/mainstream/etc' job. I
don't want to give linux a black eye, but I'm anxious to get my first big
server out there. (I know, 'big' is relative!)

- Gary



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