We're a small research lab, that uses a series of servers. A smart person would have these machines backed up regularly. But we're not that smart ... [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 22 answers
We need to buy two rackmount servers that will play nice with Xen (and Linux). Budget: approx $10k. Can you suggest a configuration, brand, and/or vendor? [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - 30 answers 
How do you use a single authentication system for different kind of servers, systems, and workstations? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 6 answers
Why would a server start refusing http requests from itself? Curl, wget, lynx- all of them used to work, now I just get "connection refused". FTP still works, though, and it's only a problem with Apache- requests to the Lighttpd server on the same box work just fine.
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 6 answers
Another longshot hardware question, but not the wood table kind: I have an OLD Dell PowerEdge 350. I'm running OpenSUSE 10.3. I'd like to monitor system stats like processor temperature and drive status via the normal IPMI drivers. This should be possible; I can get it working on a 1650 using the drivers from Dell's linux website. It doesn't mention the 350 anywhere. Ideas?
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 2 answers
How do I get bash to automagically execute a line or two of code at login? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 25 answers
Best *nix distro for SSH, RDC, router and print server. Or i could use windows if that would satisfy the conditions. [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 17 answers
How do I place my /home directory on an LVM on Ubuntu? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 3 answers
What are all the things I need to apt-get, in order to turn my minimal Ubuntu Fiesty Server install into the complete graphical OS? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2007 - 5 answers
I'm going to set up a linux server on a spare desktop I have. I want to share my photos, download torrent files and back up my files. I need software suggestions and also any tips you might have! [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 14 answers
I need to buy a server for around $800 ($1000 as an absolute maximum). It will be hosting a website with a (PostGres) database that will start at around 4GB and grow slowly (so would like at least 2GB of RAM). It must be able run Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 9 answers
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server on a just out of the box Dell machine. After completing the install the machine hangs (displaying only a blinking cursor), and subsequent attempts at reinstall from the LiveCD result in hangs as well. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2007 - 18 answers
Looking for a new fax server. My company has a linux based fax server (Hilafax) that receives commands via php from our CRM that programs a URL into a standard web browser on our client machines containing the location of the document to fax and the fax number. We have over 100 stations and do a large amount of faxing. The Linux fax program is very unreliable.
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posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 3 answers
I'd like a file server. And a print server. And a low-traffic Asterisk server. All running from one box, please. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 6 answers
I'm in the process of setting up a file server that will interface with 12 windows XP workstations. I want it to be directly mountable on those workstations, and (the catch) I also want it to work with Active Directory. I'd like to install Linux on the server, but should I use Windows instead? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 14 answers
Hardcore Apache question: How can I write an .htaccess file that will apply a RewriteRule to only the most recent file posted to my Wordpress blog? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2006 - 13 answers
I need help migrating to Linux from an "unlicensed" Windows 2000 Server? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 6 answers
I want to learn setting up and maintaining a Linux server. [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2006 - 16 answers
What's the best bandwidth throttling method for my Apache webserver? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2006 - 16 answers
If you ran a Debian server and one day noticed that telnet and apt-get were segfaulting, how would you proceed? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2006 - 20 answers
Where can I buy an inexpensive small form factor Linux server with a hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2005 - 24 answers
Free server-oriented Linux distribution with GUI config tools? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2005 - 4 answers
I wish to rip DVDs to a Linux server and then watch them at my leisure on my TV via either a wired or wireless network. There appear to be countless devices that will stream videos (like this) but I haven't been able to tell which will play DVDs off a network (with menus and all) and which just stream plain-old-MPEGs. Has anyone got experience with a digital media gadget that will do this?
posted on Dec 27, 2004 - 5 answers
Forced to reinstall my server, so I'm also optimizing it. Any suggestions on which Linux build I'd be best off using? Some specific issues inside.
posted on Dec 19, 2004 - 17 answers
Three'fer:
(1) Is there a significant difference between running Linux on Opterons vs. Xeons? Is one clearly better? For MySQL? For Apache/PHP?
(2) Ever hosted with Cogentco? Is there anyone else with prices like that? (100Mbps at $1000/month)
(3) What's your favorite server vendor for typical 2-way 1U systems? (Looking at Dell, IBM, Penguin; where does Google buy them again?)
posted on Dec 21, 2003 - 3 answers
