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[Fwd: Saturday Meeting: Guru wanted!]
Anyone willing to help him out? I would love to, but I just don't have
the time. He said he would pay?
Rachel & Greg Olson wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> About me:
>
> I have emailed you in the past about finding a person to help me setup
> my system. Let me review my information:
>
> I am leaving the country the first week of September and need my system
> to function to my desires before I leave. I currently do not have the
> expertise or resources to try and muddle through it myself. I would
> like someone (I will pay) to setup/fix what I do have installed and
> maybe I can document it and learn at the same time. Here is my
> configuration and specifications:
>
> Pentium 120
> 64 Meg RAM
> 2 Gig HD
> 2 parallel ports (Okidata OLe410/PS and Epson Stylus 600 printers)
>
> I have sucessfully installed the 'server' install of RedHat 6.0 and
> installed NetaTalk and Samba. What I would like is to have the machine
> work as a 'virtual' server at home where I will have a 'local' copy of
> my websites running for test purposes. If the local network user
> requires a different URL, PPP on demand through modem dialup. I would
> also like it setup as a file server (do I need any firewall
> protection?). I have 4 macs and 1 or 2 PC's that need network access.
> I can get the macs to get on the network fine through NetaTalk, but I
> can't get Samba to work correctly. I may also add a SCSI card and
> drives at a later date. Setup instruction would be nice. My xwindows
> system also hangs (slow loop somewhere).
>
> About saturday:
> My wife is working (we only have one car) and I am watching my two
> boys. Unless I can make other arrangements, I cannot currently make it
> to the meeting. I would appreciate anything you could do to help me
> find someone to assist me, or point me in a direction (mailing list or
> user post) to find someone soon.
>
> Thank you.
> Greg Olson
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Clay Fandre
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Twin Cities Linux Users Group
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