How do I host my own website??

[Joe Schiavone]

Yup, very wise words.  Not only will you have more reliability, you will
be operating on your windows NT/98/95 or whatever box behind
a sort of built in firewall.  With the configuration that Alex describes,
you can hook up multiple machines, whatever operating system
you desire to your linux (or other UNIX flavor) box.    The idea is
that you will end up with an intrAnet hooked to the intErnet via the
linux box.  I have the configuration described, but use Solaris x86
in lieu of linux.   Another important point that should be made.
The COST for all of the SOFTWARE in your UNIX environment
may be had for FREE vs NT costing you plenty for the entire
gammet, including the firewall protection that you will require if you
opt for NT.

    Happy net'in....


Alex Miller wrote:

> Gabriel,
>
> A static IP address connected to the internet is a valuable thing.
>
> Given the OS you have, you need to install either the Microsoft
> Personal Web Server and some sort of email package like Post.Office
>
> But I have to honestly try to direct you in the Linux direction. Running
> software on Windows, is like building a house on shifting sand. It can
> work, and may work well, but the failures may come hard and hurt you.
>
> So consider this investment. Get a second computer, it doesn't have
> to be a particularly good one and doesn't even have to have a monitor.
>
> Install Suse Linux 6.3 on that computer from the CD-ROM. It comes with
> and 60 days installation support and a good book.
>
> Right out of the box you will have an apache server (THE standard web
> server on the internet) and sendmail, a tried and true mail program.
>
> You will also have bind so you can create your own nameserver (that's
> what this mailing list is all about) so you can use that static
> IP address to host many different domains on that same computer!
> You will find a lot of help on this list for making a top-notch
> nameserver.
>
> But if you are afraid of throwing away your NT, don't worry. Your
> new Suse Linux machine will work wonderfully as a gateway for your
> Windows NT box. The Linux box will "serve" the internet to your
> NT.
>
> That is called IP masquerading and it means that you can hook up a
> whole network to the internet through that gateway. The Suse telephone
> support will probably not help you with that but there is plenty of help
> for that on the SUSE support mailing list which is one of the most
> active mailing lists.
>
> This scenario also means that when your NT box is coughing and spewing
> horrible things, you will still have your important functionality, your
> connection to the internet and your email (your lifeline) working
> on a reliable 24/7 system.
>
> There really is a reason why V.A. Linux, which does nothing but install
> Linux onto very good hardware and ship it out, had the highest single
> day gain for any first day of issue for a single stock EVER.
>
> Alex
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: news at newsrump.sjc.telocity.net
> > [mailto:news at newsrump.sjc.telocity.net]On Behalf Of Gabriel A. Calderon
> > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 11:15 AM
> > To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> > Subject: How do I host my own website??
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a connection to the internet with a static IP address and I was
> > wondering what do I have to do in order to host my own web site having a
> > www.domain.com name and having a email at domain.com email address. I have
> > Windows NT server, IIS 4.0, Microsoft Exchange and MS Proxy 2.0. I would
> > appreciate if anyone can point me in the right direction or
> > recommend where
> > I can find information on doing all this. I have no knowledge
> > whatsoever on
> > doing this but I would like to learn.
> >
> > Thanks,
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