Foreword

The configuration wizards, which come with Mandrake Linux, are made to configure a server located between a local network and the Internet. They give you the ability to make configurations quickly and efficiently for most common services in a local network as well as Internet Web and FTP services. In this chapter, we will suppose that your network is as shown in Figure 8.1, and that Mandrake Linux is installed on the server. Configuring and bringing up the Internet connection (if you have one) is beyond the scope of this chapter.

Figure 8.1. An Example of an Internal Network

An Example of an Internal Network

Wizards can help you configure the following:

Note

For experienced users: wizards are limited to configure only C class networks, and only the basic configuration is handled for each service. This should be enough for most situations, but if you wish for a more fine-tuned configuration, you will have to edit the configuration files by hand or use another administration tool like Webmin.

Figure 8.2. Accessing the Wizards through the Control Center

Accessing the Wizards through the Control Center

The server configuration wizards are available through the Control Center. When the drakwizard package is installed, a new menu entry appears in the Mandrake Control Center menu (Figure 8.2).

You will be able to access wizards individually by clicking on the corresponding button. In this chapter wizards are described in no particular order. Note that the required packages are installed by the wizard if they are not already available.