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- chkltcow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Wow... fascinating. Thank you Novell for pointing out the blatantly obvious that most Linux users have been doing for years now.
I'm not dissing SuSE by any means, though. I run OpenSuSE at work and I love it. It has to be one of the easiest distributions I've ever dealt with. It took me no time to get it up and running, get FreeNX running so I can get a real remote desktop to it, and get the basics running. Nagios and Cacti were a stumbling point, but once I got the basics down, everything went smooth. Overall, it has been one of the best Linux distributions I've used since I started with Slackware 3.0 in 95.
C'mon guys... there HAVE to be better tutorials on that Novell Cool Solutions site than THIS! - Chebyshev, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10umm... duh? who is digging this?
- bignickolson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Except for most ISPs make it against their terms of service to have your own server and horribly cripple upload speed.
- Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6You've never seen an Ubuntu tutorial with "Step 1: 'It just works'. Step 2: Have lunch" ?
- seuaniu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Buried as lame.
What about having a ddns client makes your machine a server? It says "with a normal cable connection", but says nothing about port redirects, using nonstandard ports, etc.
My experience with comcast was this: Ports 80, 21, 22, and probably others are blocked. That means you have to run your ssh, ftp, web, etc on a nonstandard port. When I got through setting my services up, my connection would "mysteriously" go dead after about a day, usually the second time I tried to get into it (ssh/freenx/http/etc). Comcast wouldn't help. period. Having remote access to your machine is against the TOS since you're effectively running a "service".
I'm now a happy dsl user with a static address, unfiltered ports, etc.
My point is this: Comcast cable users beware. They'll ***** with you as much as possible. If you want to run a service from home, get a new ISP. If you can't get a new ISP, like I couldn't, fork out the $10/month and get an account at dreamhost - they're pretty good. - Phocion55, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Gentoo LARP - linux, apache, rails, postgres
we can argue this all day..... - jayhawk88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What, you mean you don't like to read random knowledge base articles from Novell's support site?
- zorpscorp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yeah, I've got Internet from Cox, and they even go as far as blocking port 80. A way around this (if you want to risk your service) is to get a "port 80 redirect" from no-ip.com. It's free and easy, just change the default port on your web server to the one you set up there.
- pureliquidhw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ah slackware...
- Tezgno, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2One thing to point out that many people are not recognizing... a Novell Cool Solution != written by Novell. Anyone can write a Cool Solution.
- ohhhL3ThaL, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Not I" said the Brown Cow
- uownedge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Novell is in cahoots with Captain Obvious! ;)
Actually, I find this article kind of amusing coming from Novell. You don't need SuSE Enterprise to make your SuSE box a server...all of those apps are readily available to install on a standard SuSE (or any other distribution for that matter) install.
It is cool, however, that they've taken the initiative to provide this sort of tutorial. It's good to see a big company backing Linux use. We need more of that in this day and age. (I know, I know..."But it's Novell!!")
SuSE is actually a decent distro though. I don't think it really gets the credit and mention that it really deserves. I've been using it for years as a workstation OS. The media and YaST mirrors include a ton of software that I commonly use, the install is simple and straight forward, and it's relatively fast and elegant. - Continuum, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Using DDNS you can do this on any home computer with or without SuSE. I know that my D-Link router even supports DDNS and fowards ports through to the specified computer.
that being said, it is a great way to VNC, FTP et al. for when you are on the road. - erimar77, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's against the rules for many to run servers on residential cable connections.. It can get your service revoked.
edit: i guess we had the same idea bignickolson - chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1why can't all Linux tutorials be that easy.
- orvtech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Gentoo Hardened FTW.
so ... distro war ??? - Punch405, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My ISP (Cox) regularly used to scan to see if I was running a mail or news server. I don't know if they still do, but probably.
(I mean regularly, like every 4 hours) - uownedge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think Comcast changed their policy a couple of years ago. I'm able to use my web server on port 80, ftp on 21, etc. I do remember hearing people talking about that issue back before I had their service though, so it must have been a relatively recent change.
- sexycommando, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0same thing with optimum online, except if they find out you are using a different port for webhosting they will cut you off and penalize your ass. all that just to make you pay an extra $30 a month for their optimum business service.
- KitsunePaws, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2hehe, I was just seeing who I'd get pissed off ^_^
- baseball31464, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Port 21, 80, and 22 all work for me... sounds like an isolated problem.
- KitsunePaws, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Ubuntu LAMP :)
