What/How do I install Redhat 6.0 for these needs?

[mikedean1]

Hi. I've spent two days now reading and reading and reading everything I can about how to help me set up Redhat 6.0. Any comments or help on this topic is greatly appreciated. I would love to hear what you think is the best way to do this.

I have Redhat 6.0 and have installed it about 5 times now, each time using Custom install. Everytime I follow a HOWTO or FAQ now to do something like IP sharing, I find out that I have missed installing a certain package or component (like make or gcc, etc.). My question plays out like this:

I ONLY want my linux box to do the following (for now):
- IP sharing for my internal windows network
- run a ftp server
- run a http server
- use a firewall at least so it is pretty secure (not hardcore secure, but it'll do kind of security thing.)

I DO NOT need to have a graphical interface. I only need my box for the aforementioned things (unless I forgot something important).

I am pretty familiar with using UNIX, but have never really configured/set up an OS.

I have a P120, 1.2 GB HD, 80MB RAM, 2 NICs (both are working and configured.)

I have installed redhat several times, the 1 NIC can reach the internet(when I ping yahoo), and the other works internally(pinging my internal boxes), but when I go to use IPCHAINS for masquerading, it's not there! So, I really want to re-install, using only the components I really need, and not the ones I don't need, keping in mind I only have 1.2 GB.

What components should I install if ONLY I want my Linux box to do the above, and I will still be able to install RPMs, and new kernels, ay upgrades, etc?

Again, any help is muchly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

[7]

That is one arse of a question mate.

It all depends on the distro. You said you were using RedHat, which is notorious for sticking loads of junk on your installation. If you can get slackware, its very easy to make a small install. I cant tell you which individual packages to install because there is too many. I guess RedHat uses catagories to seperate the packages, but ive havent used redhat for a while now and cant tell you which catagories to choose.

The easiest way I can think of ( unless someone that knows the RedHat catagories helps ) is to either get slack ( easy described catagories, like 'networking' and things like that + very small anyway ) or to get debian installed and when you find that you have missed out a package you can just do,

apt-get install <package>

to install the package from the internet.

Not much help I know. Sorry.

Ps. The new 2.4 kernel has new IP sharing code, and its much better apparently.