Re: [Sheflug] Dial in servers

[fred <fred.dodd [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2003-04-13 at 18:58, Rob Keeling wrote:
> Due to a some rather nasty hardware failures I am having to do some
> very rapid changes to our school network.
>  
> I used to use Microsoft NT4 dial in server to allow remote access for
> me and some members of staff to collect work etc.
>  
> However that server is now defunct, it`s NT4 Licence will be reused on
> a new machine which I can`t connect a modem to!

SME-Server on Linux Mag will help with setting up a linux server with
smb "windows" shares
>  
> I am trying to find a Linux solution that short term will allow 56K
> dial in, preferably with Call back support.
>  
> Long term I would like to develop a VPN solution using our Broadband
> internet connection, however this is heavily firewalled
> and the ISP doesnt like changing settings for individual schools.

Try IPcop for a easy setup solution for VPN firewall, router. Install
dansguardian for content filter "good" for home and school + squidGuard
blacklist.gz file list to filter url's 
>  
> I have some low spec hardware ranging from P75/16Mb memory to P120/48M
> and the aproprate modem, freesco was one thought,
> but doen`t support ring back. The other firewall packages I have
> looked at ipcop/smoothwall etc don`t offer dial in support.
>  
> The iceing on the cake would be if I could use winbind to get the
> usernames and passwords from out NT domain.

Use Mandrake 9.0 - 9.1 with connection to windows client "samba"


>  
> Can anyone recomend a package that might fit the bill? I would really
> like to be able to move yet another service From a microsoft platform!
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Rob Keeling
> Network Manager
> Queen Elizabeth`s Grammar School


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