Debian Etch

a webcache for the local network

By randall

proxy.cipar.net (192.168.1.14)

http://manpages.songshu.org/manpages/lenny/en/man8/squid.8.html

a webcache for the local network
http://blog.last.fm/2007/08/30/squid-optimization-guide not really sure in how far this optimalisations are optimal for this particulair setting, but it works with or without. and at least for a small office environment i can see no noticable difference with the naked eye.

Installation

newvserver –vsroot /VSERVERS –hostname proxy –domain cipar.net –ip 192.168.1.14/24 –dist etch [...]

bind9 in a Vserver

By randall

ns0.cipar.net (192.168.1.17)

This will be the resolving nameserver available to the local network, and the authoritive for the domains.
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/355

Installation

newvserver –vsroot /VSERVERS –hostname ns0 –domain cipar.net –ip 192.168.1.17/24 –dist etch –mirror http://192.168.1.12:3142/debian.apt-get.eu/debian –interface dummy0

Your current time zone is set to Unknown
Do you want to change that? [n]:

Enter for default

Enable shadow passwords?
<Yes>

enter the root password

Create a [...]

setup a debian apt-mirror

By randall

mirror.cipar.net (192.168.1.18)

http://manpages.songshu.org/manpages/lenny/en/man1/apt-mirror.1.html

a local mirror for debian and ubuntu

Installation

newvserver –vsroot /VSERVERS –hostname mirror –domain cipar.net –ip 192.168.1.18/24 –dist etch –mirror http://192.168.1.12:3142/debian.apt-get.eu/debian –interface dummy0

Your current time zone is set to Unknown
Do you want to change that? [n]:

Enter for default

Enable shadow passwords?
<Yes>

enter the root password

Create a normal user account now?
<No>

Choose software to install:
<Ok>

nano /etc/vservers/mirror/apps/init/mark
default

vserver mirror [...]

zimbra in a linux Vserver

By randall

mailro.songshu.org (192.168.1.86)

Installation

newvserver –vsroot /VSERVERS –hostname mailro –domain songshu.org –ip 192.168.1.86/24 –dist etch –arch i386 –mirror http://192.168.1.12:3142/debian.apt-get.eu/debian –interface dummy0

Your current time zone is set to Unknown
Do you want to change that? [n]:

Enter for default

Enable shadow passwords?
<Yes>

enter the root password

Create a normal user account now?
<No>

Choose software to install:
<Ok>

Change the size of /tmp from 16m [...]

sync zimbra contacts with funambol

By randall

Funambol

Lets try to hook up funambol.cipar.net with the zimbra installation at mailro.songshu.org so that we can sync the calendars and contact lists with e-mail clients like thunderbird and mobile devices blackberrys and such.

Installation

you can get it to run on 64bit i guess but you will have to change some paths for java, well not really [...]

avantfax on debian

By randall

fax.cipar.net (192.168.1.10)

The hylafax server receives and sends faxes and is accessible via Avantfax on http://192.168.1.10

THE AVANTFAX PART OF THIS THIS PAGE IS OUTDATEd by the avantfax debian.sh script which does basically all the avantfax install below but i keep this page for reference and posterity

installation

newvserver –vsroot /VSERVERS –hostname fax –domain cipar.net –ip 192.168.1.10/24 –dist etch [...]

backup files with rsnapshot

By randall

backup.cipar.net (192.168.1.13)

The domU that will act as the back up server will be the only one placed on the 2 terabyte disks in the RAID1 setup. Besides keeping a week of daily back ups of the data with rsnapshot from file.cipar.net and mail.cipar.net of this office and 1 of the remote offices we want to [...]

apt-cacher

By randall

apt.cipar.net (192.168.1.12)

A local apt cache for the desktop and server installations and security updates, combine the debian, ubuntu, the medibuntu and a custom repo.

installation

newvserver –vsroot /VSERVERS –hostname apt –domain cipar.net –ip 192.168.1.12/24 –dist etch –mirror http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/ –interface dummy0

# nano /etc/shorewall/rules

Add the following line

HTTP/ACCEPT dmz:192.168.1.12 net
DNS/ACCEPT [...]

setup RAID 10

By randall

host.cipar.net (192.168.1.1)

The base for this setup is Debian Etch dom0, we will use the 64 bits edition to make use of the little extra speed advantage. We only need a minimal install to start with.

Debian install media

The most used method for a Linux installation is using the cd method, but just in case you are [...]

replacing disfuctioning Marvel ethernet controller

By randall

There were problems in the past with the sky2 driver and it still seems to act up once in a while. to replace it and to have sure the new card is detected as eth0 i did the following afterwards since it was running fine the first two weeks or so.
i disabled the first LAN [...]

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