Server choices - linux / MS?

[David Fletcher]

On Monday 22 June 2009 12:23:48 David Kuntadi wrote:
> I think you should install 1 server and 1 firewall/router.
> My suggestion is:
>
> 3. Ubuntu server for mai server, install webmin for ease administration:
> http://www.webmin.com/
I did my own home server setup for email, firewall etc. using webmin. Trouble 
is, looking back at what I did at a later date, could I figure out just how 
the hell I made it work? Nope.

Next time I do this (which I would like to precede with a hardware rebuild to 
reduce power consumption), I'm going to try to do the whole thing without 
installing webmin. Putting in comments with initials to search for and the 
date that everything was edited in /etc/ then backing up /etc/ makes it 
easier, I think, to backup everything that was done and to more easily 
understand what was done when somebody wants it adjusted 2 years after it was 
last touched.

The thing I think I really need serious assistance with these days, is 
iptables. In the repositories is an application called KMyFirewall which I've 
not yet played with, but I believe it can do remote administration of a 
firewall on a server. Has anybody else here used it? Any good? I would value 
feedback myself, for next time.

Dave