I would be interested in the details on that also. Thanks in advance.
On 3/20/06, John R. Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will H. Backman wrote: > > Looking for feedback on a basic blueprint for a small office using BSD. > > Situation: Small office with maybe five workstations. > > Question: What would an all BSD setup look like? > > Solution that comes to mind: > > * Single server for DNS, DHCP, LPD, SMTP, IMAP, and home directories. > > * Full install with whatever desktop environment is chosen. > > * automount home directories. > > * Instead of NIS, maybe cron job to rsyc files like /etc/passwd, > > /etc/hosts, /etc/printcap from central server. > > > > Does anyone out there have a similar setup? > > > > -- > > Will Backman - Network Administrator > > Coastal Enterprises, Inc. > > http://www.ceimaine.org > > > > I have that. I suppose I can send details on what I've setup if you > want. Let me make some comments relative to your solution: > > 1. You want more that one server for availability. If your single server > goes down, all 5 employees will be non-productive. > > 2. I don't see a firewall. > > 3. I don't see a backup solution. This is critical. > > 4. You might consider a network printer rather than sharing one through > your server. > > -- > John R. Shannon, CISSP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
