LinuxServers 0.0.2

[Bill Tihen <bill@tasis.ch>]

Question -- which parts of linux lab and linux server belong in which
document?  Any oppinions.  The security and other related issues could go
in either category it seems.

LINUX SERVERS IN EDUCATION

USES:

Email server:
	pop3
	imap (a great way to work in a lab situation where users don't use the
same computer each time).  For IMAP I would definatly reccommend CMU's
Cyrus IMAP server. It's more secure and does more cool stuff ) Namly
bulletin boards -- shared folders are very functional and with the right
software are easy to manage. I might find more info for you on that.
(Michael A Hamblin)

	
Web Server (curriculum):
	Static content:  apache  <http://www.apache.org/>
	Dynamic Content: 
		japache <http://java.apache.org/>
		PHP3/MySQL
	
Collaboration:
	CVS: <http://cvw.mitre.org/>
	
Networking Services:
	DHCP (dynamic IP address assignments): <http://www.isc.org/>  It makes
logging more difficult, but makes configuration easier and you don't have
to track IP numbers.
	Named (dns): <http://www.isc.org/>
	Samba (WINS): <http://www.samba.org/>
	Netware (not free -- don't know much about it).
	
File Services
	NFS (allows linux to serve files to other Linux computers) There is a new
version which has much better performance.
	Samba (allows linux to serve files to windows computers):
<http://www.samba.org/>
	Netatalk: (allows linux to serve files to macintosh computers)
<http://thehamptons.com/anders/netatalk/>
	
Print Services
	Samba
	Netatalk

Application Server:
This reduces the need to continually update many workstations.  It will
also allow windows or mac workstations to run Linux apps.  
	VNC (an open source way to connect to a linux server).
<http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/> 
	XWindows (currently there are no (IMHO) satisfactory OSS/free xservers for
workstations).
	This will work with nearly all x-windows programs.  
	
Educational Software:
	In particular outside of linux there are no free graphics programs (gimp)
and it is difficult to acquire good free compilers (linux has MANY) and
there are even many IDEs in development (Freebuilder, CodeCrusader, etc).
Please see <http://www.seul.org/edu/> for more uses and apps.
	
	
Security:
	SSH -- secure remote login
	Kuberos -- verify users/machines
	Firewalls
	


Establishing a school connection:
	Routing
	Firewalling
	NAT
	Squid
	Connecting with modems
	Connecting with ISDN