How to build a rocksolid Warp Server

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by Timo Maier‎

Use only high quality hardware

I have positive experience with:

  • Asus mainboards
  • Infineon RAM
  • AMD Athlon CPU
  • Verax CPU Cooler (PCSilent)
  • Intel NIC
  • Adaptec SCSI controller
  • HP DDS Streamer
  • Matrox graphic card (os2_254.zip)
  • APC UPS (os2v423.zip PowerChute Software)

Take care of a good cooling.

Installation

  • Install Warp Server (Advanced)
  • Install HPFS386
  • Install Fixpack 43
  • Install Netscape 4.04 (not 2.02 and not 4.61)
  • Install the Feature Installer
  • Install Java 1.1.8
  • Install the latest Java update
  • Install TCP/IP 4.1 (slow link, use shift click to download)
  • Install MTPS fix 8610
  • Install MTPS fix 8620
  • Install TCP/IP fix 2001
  • Install Warp Server Fix 8532

Post Installation - Optimize your config.sys

  • remove everything you don't need (like MMOS2, APM, WinOS/2 and DOS)
  • set protectonly=yes
  • set use_hosts_first=1
  • adapt the set TZ according to you timezone (use TIME868 to get you TZ string)

Useful stable software

  • File Commander text mode file manager. The best!
  • FTE textmode editor.
  • ADUNET/2 satisfies the admins daily needs
  • RSched to schedule cron jobs
  • GTAK and GTAR for backup with the streamer

Useful server software

  • Use built in (D)DNS and DHCP
  • Squid proxy server
  • Apache web server and PHP scripting language
  • MySQL/2 database server
  • Weasel email server by Peter Moylan
  • FtpServer by Peter Moylan
  • [time868f.zip TIME868] time client and server

Useful client software

Things I wouldn't do

  • Don't touch it if you don't have to.
  • Don't test any new software.
  • Use only software which has proven to be stable.
  • Don't use Netscape or any other browser on your server.
  • Don't use your primary Warp Server as a print server. It's not stable enough.

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