Topic: Which operation mode?

[drean]

Hi there,

Am new to esmith and linux as a whole, and am currently still downloading it to try it out. Am rather confused over which operation mode I should put my server into.

1) Server & Gateway
2) Private Server & gateway
3) Server only.

I'm looking to run the box as a 'public' server, which (due to reasons beyond my control) will be kept outside the firewall. It doesn't need to act as a gateway; It'll just want it to handle web, mail and a couple of odds and ends (webdav, etc).

Can I run it in 'server and gateway' with just 1 network card, and not have the gateway bit running? Or should I put it into some other mode? (I'm sure I could scrounge up another network card, but is it really necessarry?)

Thanks for any advice.

[Phil Hyde]

The gateway mode is designed to act as your gateway (thus the name) to the internet.  It requires two network interfaces (cards) to accomplish this, as it has one connected to the internet and the other to your local private network.  

I don't know if you've seen the docs, but perhaps this link will help.

http://edocs.mitel.com/6000_SME_Server/smeserveruserguide/English/operationmode.html

Good luck!
Phil

[Rich Lafferty]

drean wrote:
>
> Can I run it in 'server and gateway' with just 1 network
> card, and not have the gateway bit running?

That's exactly what you want, I think -- you'll use only the external
interface and leave the internal one unused. If you only have one card,
you might have to swap the interfaces in the console because eth0
is internal by default.

Make doubly or triply sure you're using the external interface, though --
crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside.

Cheers,

--Rich