Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
Best linux distribution for proxy??
Name: sphera Date: February 18, 2003 at 03:11:00 Pacific OS: ? CPU/Ram: ?
Comment:
I want to install a Linux Proxy on my ms windows network. This is my first approach to linux. Some suggestion on wich is the best distribution for this kind of network services. Thanks
Name: Kyle Kniepkamp Date: February 18, 2003 at 08:39:39 Pacific
Reply:
There is a distro called E-Smith (www.e-smith.org). It is based on Redhat and is super easy to setup. You can download the .iso image from thier website and burn it onto CD. Boot to it and it will ask you about 5 questions and then installs. Everything is done via a web interface so you dont HAVE to know Linux. It does proxying and can also use Squidgaurd to filter websites if you are interested in that. We use it for our clients, which mainly consist of schools, they like it because its free and easy to use. It also integrates a file server, web server, mail server, and other cool stuff. Email me if you have any questions or want some good resources for the E-Smith distro.
Summary: What is the best linux distribution for home use if it has to have all this: Ease of use/A good GUI Internet capabilities Bug free/stable Partitioning capabilities Dual OS booting capable Thanks Will ...
Summary: "best and most user-friendly Linux" What are you going to do with the systems? Not all people can replace xp. Do you have linux applications or do you use special xp only apps? Linux isn't that fast t...
Summary: What would be the best Linux Distro for a small 3 GB Hard Drive? I looked around and most of the good distros probably wouldnt fit on a 3 GB hard drive ...
0 
