>A recent consulting project where I was forced to work with Linux / Apache /
>PERL has proven to me that Linux can be better for some things.
>
>I want a Linux box next to my NT box at my home office (DSL on the way!) so
>that it can be a:
>A) Proxy server
>B) DNS server
>C) backup web server with automatic switch over when the NT box stops
>responding.
>
>I'm not sure how I'm going to handle the fact that the NT box is on a cable
>modem and the Linux box will be on DSL. I understand that its possible to
>have two IP addresses listed in the DNS record (one primary one backup) and

Yes it is possible. I will have to dns address in file after i complete setup.

>that some clients may make use of the backup if the primary doesn't connect.
>Also, I know a guy who sets up these big *nix DNS servers with a system that
>changes the primary IP to a new alternate address if some daemon decides
>that the previous value isn't working.
>
>The real goal is to have redundancy in all things
>A) two totally different connections (DSL and Cable)
>B) two servers (NT and LINUX)
>C) RAID 3 (eventually, too starved for hard drives right now)
>
>Which brings me to the current sticking point. The 480Meg HD in the old box
>that I'm installing Linux on is not enough to complete the full install

Why do you want complete install? There comes a lot of stuff that you don't
need on server mychine. Email clients, news readers, etc.. Even netscape
web browser.

I have custom installation on my computer. Took 420MB of space and there is
little more software installed than i actually use.

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