[RULE] Test Server in Paris

[Richard Kweskin]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:26:36 +0200
C David Rigby <cdrigby at 9online.fr> wrote:

> Richard Kweskin wrote:
> > Hello All
> > 
> > On Saturday, Sept 10th, I met with a few of the local lug members here and passed on our reqirements and queries. The only other bit of solid information I have now is that they run Debian testing on the server which is updated daily.

> Hello Richard,
> 
> That works well for me, as the machine that is my current firewall is 
> also running Debian testing, and it has a 2nd 3GB HDD that should be 
> sufficient to hold the testing website.
> 
> So far, the only thing that it is configured to serve is sshd & apache 
> 1.33. But I have established a DNS redirect of rule-test.dyndns.org, and 
> I can log in remotely via ssh and I can view the "congrats - you've got 
> apache" default web page. So, that is a start.
> 
> However, I am traveling to the USA for the next two weeks. Assuming the 
> equipment does not go down while I am away, I can begin assembling the 
> test site once we know the Apache branch and SQL database we need to run 
> to conduct tests. Connecting to the computer here in Paris should not be 
> difficult - I've done it before.
> 
I assume here that you need to know the versions of Apache and MySQL that will run in Athens. As soon as I find out I'll pass it on.

> Of course, if I get fumble-fingered and mess up the firewall script from 
> afar, things will probably grind to a halt. I'll try to leave that 
> alone. Performance on this old hardware (P200 w/64 MB RAM), and no 
> traffic-shaping done yet, may be so poor as to make the whole thing 
> unusable. If so, I can ameliorate things when I get back by tuning the 
> firewall/router config on this machine, as well as activating the real 
> server that sits behind it. As of yet, the intended server hardware is 
> not set up with the Debian testing distribution.
> 
> In the meantime, anyone interested in helping setup the test server 
> should write to me, and we can set up an account for you on the current 
> machine once the basics are in place.
> 
> Regards,
> CDR
> 
I am happy to try and participate if you don't mind holding my hand until I get a handle on things.

Richard

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