User manual

Charger Networking Inc.
Why we chose this…
In selecting software our philosophy was that we wanted to use open source products….
The quality of the products was very high and the cost savings more then offset any
additional fees needed for either training operators or use of an occasional consultant.
Our plan is to use five rack mounted Linux (Red Hat) servers that are interconnected to a
RAID, a network router, a UPS, patch panel, switches, wireless gateways and also a
Firewall.
1. Boot Server-
a. This server would use The Network File System Software (NFS) to
provide a fast, seamless interface for sharing files across your specific
network.
b. NIS+ would also be hosted on this server. NIS+ is an improved version of
NIS as it allows for data encryption and also authentication over secure
RPC. NIS+ provides management of all userids, password, and
mail_aliases.
c. For IP addressing we would use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocal
(DHCP). This software assign and keeps track of all IP addresses. The
advantage of this version is that the dynamic aspect allows for and IP
address to be assigned to new machines added to the network without the
administrator having to do it manually.
2. Data Server- We chose MySQL as our database software. It is a standard product
and though there would be a licensing cost for use of the software, installing, and
annual support we believe the $1995.00 would be well spent for the first year.
During that time we would hope that internal support could be developed thus
eliminating the need to paying an annual support fee.
3. Web Server-
a. Web-Truthfully Apache httpd is the industry standard capable of working
across platforms and is HTTP/1.1 compliant. The software includes full
source code and an unrestrictive license. It is customizable and is actively
being developed and upgraded.
Server Software