Setup a linux Server

I assume that installing a redhat 8 is not a problem.
So that's your first step, make sure all your hardware is functioning and you know how the administer the operating system.
You can find info at the redhat website: www.redhat.com

The second step is to install Samba to create a domain controller, visit the samba website and make sure that you know what samba domaincontrollers can and cannot do.
www.samba.org

next is installing squid proxy...
http://www.squid-cache.org

My advice, do this step by step and don't give up many have done this and I'm sure that you will succeed if you have the balls...

Tip: use this forum and the google groups if (and you will) run into a problem...

Didn't know Linux could be a DC..I can conceive it running as a print server however. Install samba services.

To use your Linux machine as DC, please use samba version 2.0 or above, get it from www.samba.org.

Installation and configuration is very straight forward, just follow the included documentation.

Samba also serve file and print sharing for Windows clients, supporting all genre from Windows 95 to Windows XP.

Squid proxy server is better installed from rpm packages. Grab the newest version from RedHat or look it up on www.rpmfind.net.

Should you need it as transparent proxy, please do not forget to use option to use netfilter in configure command. Please see the exact parameter in the documentation (README or INSTALL file).

I would like to add that you will want to make sure you don't have an existing DC on the network while you are building and testing your new DC.

The Linux DC will try to butt in and start authenticating which will cause problems for current users.

After you install linux and Samba, edit the file smb.conf (in SuSE linux 7.x is in /etc and in 8.x is in /etc/samba, I assume in Red Hat it should be around there too).

You need to change the workgroup to the name you want (be careful not to do this while you have another PDC running under the same name or you'll have some trouble).

Then, there's a parameter "domain logons" that you have to change to Yes to promote the server as PDC. This will work only for W95/98 machines, since Samba has limited capability to act as a domain controller for Windows NT/2000/XP.

You define the shares (both disk and printers) you want in the smb.conf file also.

Installing SME-server, www.e-smith.org will solve all your needs, but domain controller, in just 20 minutes.

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