I finished (mostly) the Linux box today. It now will boot up, load the ADM8211 card driver, configure the encryption, and get an IP address by DHCP. The main issue I had to deal with was getting it to ignore the missing keyboard and stop complaining that Linux is a virus. (What the heck is that all about, Trend?)
I installed webmin, turned on swat, and was pleased to find that it loads ssh by default. I also started apache.
I have it sharing a directory to the Windows PCs with read/write access, so I am almost there. The neat thing is I can plug the system into a wall outlet anywhere in the vicinity and turn on the power switch, and 60 seconds later I have a file server/webserver up and running on my home network.
Cool.
Posted on November 11, 2003 05:05 PM