Setting up email/webserver/firewall

[vfear]

I am very very new to linux. I installed the newest version of mandrake and I made sure I installed all the server apps.. Now HOw do I configure each thing such as the email server firewall and web server. I dont see any options with in the GUI can someone please help me please. Thanks

Pete

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Mandrake 8.1 has a number of gui config wizards that are availaible via the control centre, always providing you installed the wizdrake rpm. See -->

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/doc/81/en/ref.html/wizdrake.html

The other gui config utility that you may well have is webmin - this is invoked via a browser :

http://localhost:10000

Hope this helps

 

[vfear]

I cant find the control center can you please tell me where I can find it? Also what happens if the server software for some reason wasnt installed how do I install it ? How can I do more specific rules in the firewall so if I wanted to let certain ips in etc ? thanks

 

[vfear]

I found the control center but I dont have the wizards for the mail/web/ftp server .. have any ideas ?? thanks

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

You would need to install the various packages begining with 'wizard' and 'wizdrake'. You can download them from rpmfind.net -->

http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/WByName.html

.

Just download those (or find on cd) then install as root with :

rpm -Uvh wiz*.rpm


Regards

 

[vfear]

so after I download them how do I run the wizzard and the command line you gave me where do I run that .. under what dir? Thanks.. LIke I said I am very very new to linux

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Once you have downloaded and installed (as indicated above) you just need to go into the control center, for example via the command 'Drakconf' or via the control center desktop icon.

Regards