Plans for the future

I currently have a Win2k server running on the LAN. I have a share on it, but for the most part it's a DHCP server. No need to run Win2k for this. I'm going to get that loaded up with probably Vector and get it working.

Now I need to do some homework. I need to find out how to set up Vector to be a DHCP server. How to make it work as a file server accessible from a Windoze machine. I also need it to be able to handle authentication. I don't even know how I get it to act as a security server.

Here's another thought. That would not use too much horsepower. I could always use that P2 300MHz as the server. I'll have to check it out and see what kind of power it uses. I would think that this Compaq would use less power. Either way is fine, but I also want to use the 300 as a firewall if I'm ever able to get DSL.

Looks like DNS is handled by BIND. I think I need to download and install that. I found this how-to on DNS. Here's the BIND page.

DHCP is handled in all Linux distros. I would need to configure it, changing the dhcpd.conf file. I found this DHCP how-to. There's also this how-to.

As for Samba, I think this can be set up and run in console mode.

So the plan for the next couple days is to load up that machine. Configure the network card to have a static IP. Configure DHCP on this and test it out with the other machines. Then it's on to DNS. I would need to download BIND. Install that and configure. Then Samba. This one I have already downloaded.

It all starts tonight.