Archives for April 2007
serve it up – phase II
19 April 2007 | lab, server | No Responses
Everything at this point seems to be jiving. As my first experience with configuring a server and my one millionth with ssh, needless to say I was a bit frustrated. Getting ssh to work on a server should be a snap. I think ultimately I kept getting confused with the ssh client and the ssh daemon. I don’t think the Pabst helped at all, but at least I was feeling good. Regardless, I got the server now running ssh and can log into it within my network. If worst comes to worse I can also sftp into it and pull some files from it.
I also got apache installed and can view post 80 with the ip address. I guess my next step is to configure the domain name and we should be in business. That sounds easy, but I tend to be a complete reject when it comes to dns, so we’ll see. Regardless, I feel I have taken my networking skills one step further. I also traded for the smaller monitor as well as the original PS/2 keyboard.. Its taking me back to where I need to be and things are simpler here.
So, next step dns….I have decide to name the server maverick. No deep reason behind it, just that the monitor that came with it had a model number with the prefix “MV” and thats the first thing that pooped into my head. Maybe it will bring good luck. Maybe mel gibson will visit me in my dream and guide my the rest of the way. So we marched on….
joe
serve it up
11 April 2007 | lab, server | 2 Responses
Tonight the creation of the server begins. The installation of gentoo is complete, it is now in the process of updating itself. It seems the thing that is taking the longest time is updating gcc 3.X to gcc 4.X. The box only has a 233 mhz processor in it, so I cant expect it to do anything speedy. I am hoping by tomorrow I can begin installing the necessary software packages and then begin configuring everything.
Honestly, I am surprise at how quickly the installation of gentoo has gone. It was probably the quickest and less painful thus far. Every other attempt has been given up on for a number of reasons. But, I have a new hard drive in there as well as a new sense of hope, which is certainly developing the confidence I didn’t have before.
I decided to go with gentoo for the OS not only because of its the ability of configuration on it, but I tried the LAMP version of ubuntu and it broke on two attempts. Then zenwalk was my second choice, but that broke on an attempted install as well. Plus I am in no hurry and that certainly is a must with gentoo.
With the ultimate goal being the creation of a local file and/or web sever, the charge must continue. I have the power of a gagillion ebooks the gentoo forums, so excuses should be a no show.
joe