Hello Nicholas!
On Fri 30 Jan 1998 at 22:28 you wrote the following to Will Hargrave:
 WH>> I'd wait until you get the distribution - many will include these
 WH>> packages...
 NC> I figure I'll grab everything off the internet and try to install
 NC> across my lan.  Know of a fast site where I can get the various
 NC> distributions.
Depends where you are geographically, really. Check www.linux.org (IIRC) for 
starters. But if you're over a modem, a CD may be a better option.
 WH>> They can be network installed...but only if you have an nfs
 WH>> server in general (although some might support ftp)
 NC> nfs = novell file server ??  I'm only running a peer network here
 NC> without NT server (which would be replaced by Linux).
NFS = Network File System. UN*X system for mounting drives etc. over a 
network. Usually over UDP/IP.
 WH>> This is Unix, it doesn't by default support featureless protocols
 WH>> designed for low powered DOS machines... ;-)
 NC> :)  Right now I'm in the process of setting up my own DNS server to
 NC> host my domain (erkware.com).  Thus far it seems fairly easy in NT SRV
 NC> 4, is it especially difficult with Linux?
I can't compare the two, as I have never used NT4's DNS. But I don't think 
you'll have many problems, just copy the examples in the named manual page 
and/or the Linux Network Administrators Guide, and alter them. I didn't have 
many problems.
As a top level domain, I think I'm right in thinking that you'll need two DNS 
servers.
That said, there's nothing to stop you using IP Aliasing to run both on the 
same machine ;-)
 Will                                        
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