Home Server Part 3

SO its time to configure the OS once its installed and updated, im using ubunutu for this server

first go to system, admin, and click on shared folders, and install the packages it wants, you normally click ok

then open up the shared folders application, click on the wired (or whatever way you are conencting to the network) and click properties, from there, name and comment the folder in the correct field, then uncheck the read only tab, and then click ok



we now want5 to assign a static IP, so go into system, admin, and then network

from there you want to click on your connection, properties, and then change it to stsic ip, and add the correct ip address, im using 192.168.1.11 for my servers, and all other computers get from 192.168.1.101 to 192.168.1.109 before going any higher



this step is not required, but it helps alot IMO

go to system, preferences, and then remote desktop, and change the options to the same as the screenshot below



to connect via windows xp.vista, download the following program http://www.tightvnc.com/ and follow the steps on it,

next comes the hard part, open up the terminal by going to applications, accessories, and then click terminal

in the terminal, type each of the follwoing lines, and click enter after each line

sudo mkdir /home/public
sudo chmod 777 /home/public/
sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_backup
gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

then find this line

; security = user

change it to this

security = share <- notice there is no semicolon, the colon should be removed

now go to the end of the docuemnt, and change everything below [public] so it looks like this

[public]
comment = Public Folder
path = /home/public
guest ok = yes
read only = no
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
force user = nobody
force group = nogroup

then save and close the document

go back into terminal, and type

sudo testparm
sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

and there you go, the file server is ready for action

i have yet to figure out how to disable the username and password on startup, i will update below once i learn how


but for now, thats pretty much how to build a very cheap server for the home, ive spent around £40 on this, so its very good IMO

Home Server Part 2

Right, its monday afternoon, and ive finally got a chance to say what ive been up to this morning

I started the day woken up by angry parents complaining the postman woke them when my stuff came, 3 parcels, 1 for the cpy, and 2 for the various mobos i bought

I looked at the different socket A mobos i got from ebay, and decieded the winfast k7s was a good enough board for what i wanted, so here its is



Next i checked to ensure the cpu was in good order, which it was



I then placed the cpu into its socket praying to god i didnt bend a pin



Then the heatsink/fan combo went on, that cost me £4 from ebuyer brand new, so its worth remembering cooling is a must and it should have a good bit of money set aside for it



next on went the front panel conections, the most annoying part of any build, unless you have an asus board, where you get these easy connector things



and then on went the IDE drive cables





The next part was the worst, would it boot??



well thank god it did, and its very quiet tbh, even with the side off i can only just hear the CPU fan. Linux is easy to install, its just like installing windows, boot, insert disk, reboot, boot from disk, install and then customise

i will update once i have finished the OS side of things

Home Server

well today is the day i get most of my 2nd hand/new parts for my servers today, i cant wait to be playing around with linux remotly, its costing me around 120 for 2-3 servers, depends on how i use the parts tbh, as my sister needs a new pc, so she might end up with an amd socket 754 while i use socket A for the servers. linux itself is great for this sorta stuff, anything you want to do can be done on linux, as its openware, there is a massive community behind it. A couple of people on matchbox are also interested how this turns out, so i will have to show them how it turns out.

and if you are wondering why socket A, its simple, it is dirt cheap to get the parts. I have around 4 socket a mobos that i can choose from, and 1 socket 754, ill probs end up with 2 boards spare that i will give a clean and a test, and then sell them back at a small profit, which is reasonable i think, as i bought 3 mobos for under £30, thats including P+p via royal pain. will update with pics and more notes on how the builds go

update 1: pic of the case and the inside so far (not alot in it atm)