Re: TI-H: Linux ftp
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Re: TI-H: Linux ftp
Take out programs that start with y from boot. They create known security
holes. Also upgrade sendmail.
Then (if you have the choice) use DHCP with your PC so you get a new IP
(fake) every time you startup.
>Ok, you're saying you want to put the Linux box, plus one other onto yer
>single ethernet connection in the dorm, right? This is fairly easy to do,
>but it will require 2 ethernet cards (no hub). Basically it involves
>recompiling the kernel and adding something called IP Masquerading. If you
>want a more detailed explanation I can give you one. You mentioned RPMs so
>I'm assuming you're using RedHat...not my choice, but a lot of people seem
>to like it. I believe there is a tool that will allow you to customize the
>FTP server, but it should come ready to use *ftps to a box a friend of
>his set up to check*. Yup, it looks like it's pre-configured. Anything you
>want available for anonymouys FTP access, just put a copy (or hardlink) to
>it /home/ftp/pub. As for adding user accounts, this is fairly easy too
>
>something along the lines of:
>
>adduser -G users -c 'Real Name' -p 'password' username
>
>will add a user with standard privledges, who is a member of both their own
>group, and the 'users' group (something about RedHat, it likes you to give
>each user their own group. This isn't really what groups were intended for,
>but it works).
>
>If you want more information, just reply. Possibly mail me personally, as
>this will go very very off-topic very very quickly if we're not careful.
>Also, I'm usually much more helpful on IRC because i can actually talk back
>and forth. You can probably find me in #cyclone or #slashdot (or most
>likely, both) on irc.slashdot.org ...
>
>-- Jon Olson
>
>
>On Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 11:28:54AM -0500, John Malluck wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys,
>> I just set up Linux on my old 486 system and I need some help,
>> because I'm new to the os. I know enough from good old dos to find my
>> way around the machine and setup RPMs and other fun stuff. What I want
>> to do is turn this box into a ftp and a ethernet router. The general
>> idea is to go to Georgia Tech and run two machines off of my one
>> ethernet connection. The Linux machine will be up 24/7 running the ftp
>> (for Ti-calc stuff, See! I'm on topic!) and the other machine, my pII
>> 400, will be up an down (you all know how reliable wintel machines are)
>> to play games and other stuff. I have an idea of what i'm doing but I
>> have a few questions. I understand Linux has an ftp manager built into
>> it and I've played with it a bit, but how do I configure accounts and
>> all the other fun stuff? Through the network configuration? I'm used to
>> war-ftp for win95. Or do I need more software? If so what? What hardware
>> is necessary to link these two machines together and the ethernet? Just
>> 2 ethernet cards? or do I need a hub? Anyway, Maybe i should be on a
>> Linux mailing list.... but there's enough knowledge base here to help me
>> out and i don't want to sort through too many off topic messages from
>> another list. :-)
>> Later,
>> Malluck
>>
>>
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