Project:
...Setting up a Linux box with a samba
share for file sync.
Environment:
...Law firm with about 10 users
Problem:
...When trying to sync or download
anything from the Samba share the computer drops all communication
and we are unable to telnet or even ping the server. Five minutes
later we have full communication
Solution:
...We ended up installing an NT
server:(
Project:
...Set
up DNS servers using Linux.
Environment:
...Small networking company
with about 100 users.
Problems:
...The learning curve.
Solution:
...I learned about DNS and Bind
and set up the server without a problem.
Project:
...Set up a new Linux Internet server.
Environment:
...Small networking company with
about 100 users.
Problems:
...None.
Solution:
...The new server acts as a web and
DNS server.
Project:
...Set up a Linux firewall using
IPchains
and the pmfirewall script.
Environment:
...Small Internet company of about
25 users connected to the Internet via T-1. All workstations were
Win98.
Problems:
...I had problems with the Windows
98 workstations. When I changed the gateway the machines lost all
connectivity.
Solution:
...I had to remove all the protocols
and re-add them.
Project:
...Set up a dial on demand ISDN Linux
box.
Environment:
...Manufacturing company with about
65 users.
Problems:
... At first I was going to use diald
which was a pain in the ass to configure.
Solution:
...Used the dial on demand feature
in the PPPD.
and it worked like a charm.
Project:
...Set up a Linux box to monitor network
traffic so we could determine if we were having broadcast storms.
Environment:
...Manufacturing company with about
65 users.
Problems:
...None.
Solution:
...I
ran tcpdump to determine if there
were broadcast storms happening and it appeared to be happening.
Project:
...Set up a proxy server using Linux.
Environment:
... Manufacturing company with about
65 users.
Problems:
...To obtain a good proxy server using
Linux.
Solution:
...Unable to remember what the proxy
server we used, I will need to look it up.
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