Server Set up help

[janitorC7]

Hey guys, this is going to be a loaded request, so I thank you for your help in advance.

Here is what I want to do, this is for necessity, as well as curiosity. I will need as much help in a step by step kind of way as possible, as I am new to this.

Set up: I have a unlimited Server license
A G4 iMac (the server)
3 macbooks
1 Macpro
3 iMacs
2 iPhones
3 Printers

What I want to be able to do:
1. Log into my user accounts from any computer (I mean home directory here, so open directory)

2. 3 user accounts, and one guest account. Only need one workgroup.

3. Each of the 3 notebooks to have a mobile home directory tied to one of the 3 home directories.

4. iChat Server

5. iCal server so that we can coordinate.

6. Web Server.

7. VPN. We dont have a static IP, but would love to be able to get into this from outside the estate.

8. Time Machine server. I have a 500 GB NAS

9. Possible Exchange support to use with the iphone

Thanks in advance, I know that this is alot, but I need all the help I can get

JC7

 

[rickgmac]

Sounds like a tall order to instruct on all those services in one post.

You should look at http://www.lynda.com

You can watch videos of how to set up all the services on mac server plus a load of other applications

Good luck

 

[janitorC7]

Sounds like a tall order to instruct on all those services in one post.

You should look at http://www.lynda.com

You can watch videos of how to set up all the services on mac server plus a load of other applications

Good luck

thanks, thats what I;m trying for...

but I dont seem to be able to figure this out.

jc7

 

[bigandy]

Direct link:

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=373

Watch it, seriously. It's very good, and you can walk through setting up your server along side the videos.

If you go here:

http://www.lynda.com/IDsecrets/

You can sign up for a seven day trial, enough to watch through all the Server videos and more


Again: watch and you will understand. Oh, and without a static IP, you're going to have problems. Leopard, in fact any server, Windows, Linux or Mac, dislikes dynamic IPs.

Edit: and Exchange support. Hmm. Can't you just please yourself with IMAP?

 

[Sky Blue]

9. Possible Exchange support to use with the iphone

You didn't list an Exchange server?

 

[janitorC7]

You didn't list an Exchange server?

Yeah, I know sombody who had been able to emulate some sort of exchange on a tiger server awhile back.

 

[janitorC7]

Direct link:

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=373

Watch it, seriously. It's very good, and you can walk through setting up your server along side the videos.

If you go here:

http://www.lynda.com/IDsecrets/

You can sign up for a seven day trial, enough to watch through all the Server videos and more


Again: watch and you will understand. Oh, and without a static IP, you're going to have problems. Leopard, in fact any server, Windows, Linux or Mac, dislikes dynamic IPs.

Edit: and Exchange support. Hmm. Can't you just please yourself with IMAP?

Yeah, I was thinking about getting a lynda subscription for this purpose.

and possibly a static IP.

as for the Exchange, I was looking at it more so that I could get calendar appointments pushed to the phone, but I might try to create an iphone app that will sync with dotMac, just an idea.

thanks

JC7

 

[bigandy]

Yeah, I was thinking about getting a lynda subscription for this purpose.

and possibly a static IP.

as for the Exchange, I was looking at it more so that I could get calendar appointments pushed to the phone, but I might try to create an iphone app that will sync with dotMac, just an idea.

thanks

JC7

Look at Z-Push for Exchange. It's an open source ActiveSync implementation for push services to mobile devices.

The Lynda videos are more than worth the subscription price, but with a free trial, they're even better value

You will need a static IP if you want to do anything outwith your own LAN.

I've got this book, it's also quite good for reference.

 

[janitorC7]

Let Me partially change the nature of my question to get one main thing figured out.

How can I set up Networked Home Directories and Portable Home Directories

Thanks
JC7

 

[twoodcc]

well i won't be much help, though i've tried to do these things myself, with not much luck. i look forwarding to watching this thread, so maybe i will learn more myself