[PLUG] Linux Server setup

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Michael,

You probably promised only file server access, but are you aware of
RealVNC and TightVNC, two compatible PC-Anywhere type applications for
Windows and Linux?  If not, Google both those words &/or check out
http://www.linuxworld.com/story/32625.htm and then
http://www.gregmartyn.com/computerhelp/tightvnc.html
The problem you may encounter with any server (VNC or FTP or ...) on
DHCP is finding out the IP address from "outside", since Qwest may
assign a new one at times. To work around that, read
http://www.gregmartyn.com/computerhelp/dyndns.html & follow the links to
dyndns.org to set up a way to access your server by name (dyndns.org)

Surely they are on some kind of router/firewall, so read at
www.dyndns.org about how to set up the firewall to let outside
connections in to the server for specific ports (like the FTP port or
the VNC port).

I am just in the middle of setting this up myself, so can't guide you
any further at this time.  Perhaps others on this list can?

- Jesse
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On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 11:46, Michael Montagne wrote:
> So my wife was complaining about spam in the office.  I threw out my
> usual, you should set up a linux server to collect your mail from your
> ISP (right now they all just use pop3) and you could use spamassassin.
> You could also make that your file server and then you could back up
> easier and not cut off from someone's files when they decide to turn
> their computer off.  Currently they use a peer-to-peer network with
> all win98 machines.  I think I can handle all of this except for one
> nagging question.  I want this to look relatively easy so I thought
> I'd ask here first.  She likes to check her mail from home. Their ISP
> is Qwest and I'm sure they connect using DHCP.  I also sort of told
> her that she could access the linux box from home when she needed to.
> Are these things (the access parts) possible with your standard Qwest
> DHCP setup?