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This system is intended to be a server, and should never run any X programs. Any GUI-type administration should be done over HTTPS. So we did not install any X server or X client programs. | This system is intended to be a server, and should never run any X programs. Any GUI-type administration should be done over HTTPS. So we did not install any X server or X client programs. | ||
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===== Networking ===== | ===== Networking ===== | ||
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+ | [TODO: Adjust these values for RedHook when available] | ||
Make sure that the network settings are all correct. Review the settings in ''/etc/network/interfaces''. It should look something like this (for Bud at Primary.Net): | Make sure that the network settings are all correct. Review the settings in ''/etc/network/interfaces''. It should look something like this (for Bud at Primary.Net): | ||
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Ensure that you can connect to some Internet hosts to make sure that your configuration is correct. If you run into problems, try these troubleshooting steps: | Ensure that you can connect to some Internet hosts to make sure that your configuration is correct. If you run into problems, try these troubleshooting steps: | ||
- See if you can ping another system on the same subnet. | - See if you can ping another system on the same subnet. | ||
- | * NOTE: The firewalls on Bud and BudLight don't allow responding to ping, so don't try pinging them. | + | * NOTE: The firewall on RedHook doesn't allow responding to ping, so don't try pinging it. |
- See if you can ping the default gateway. | - See if you can ping the default gateway. | ||
- See if you can ping the DNS server. | - See if you can ping the DNS server. | ||
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- See if you can look up a name (using ''dig'' or ''nslookup'') and get an IP address back. | - See if you can look up a name (using ''dig'' or ''nslookup'') and get an IP address back. | ||
- See if you can connect to an Internet service (using ''ssh'', ''wget'', or some other program). | - See if you can connect to an Internet service (using ''ssh'', ''wget'', or some other program). | ||
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===== Hostname ===== | ===== Hostname ===== | ||
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Ensure that the hostname is correct: | Ensure that the hostname is correct: | ||
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If it is not, change it: | If it is not, change it: | ||
<code rootshell> | <code rootshell> | ||
- | hostname bud | + | hostname redhook |
</code> | </code> | ||
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See the general [[todo | TODO]] page for more work to be done. | See the general [[todo | TODO]] page for more work to be done. | ||
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===== Credits ===== | ===== Credits ===== | ||
- | James Pattie led the installation effort, 2005-02-19. | + | Lee Lammert led the inital installation effort, 2010-11-13, assisted by Jeff Muse and Don Ellis. |
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- | Lots of other folks helped in the decision-making and installation process. | + | |
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- | John House and Craig Buchek were the primary documentors. | + | |
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- | Craig Buchek and Jeff Muse led the installation effort on the production servers, 2005-07-30. | + | |
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- | Lee Lammert led the effort to move the systems to Primary Networks, 2006-01-16. | + | |
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- | Craig Buchek rebuilt Bud with Debian 4.0 on 2007-05-30. Installation took about 2 hours, 1 hour of which was correcting a networking issue due to incorrectly documented network settings. | + | |
- | Craig Buchek rebuilt Bud with Debian 4.0r3 on 2008-03-02. Installation of the OS took about 30 minutes, with good documentation. | + | Don Ellis was the primary documentor. |
- | See [[http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_debian_etch | this HowtoForge document]] for an excellent step-by-step guide to installing Debian 4.0, with screenshots. | + | See [[http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-lenny-debian-5.0-with-bind-and-dovecot-ispconfig-3 | this HowtoForge document]] for an excellent step-by-step guide to installing Debian 5.0, with screenshots. |