How to build a rocksolid Warp Server

By Timo Maier‎

Use only high quality hardware
I have positive experience with: Take care of a good cooling.
 * Asus mainboards
 * Infineon RAM
 * AMD Athlon CPU
 * Verax CPU Cooler (PCSilent)
 * Intel NIC
 * Adaptec SCSI controller
 * HP DDS Streamer
 * Matrox graphic card (driver 2.54)
 * APC UPS (PowerChute Software)

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
 * TIME868 time client and server

Useful client software

 * Win NT, 2000, XP Logon Client (use shift click to download)

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 you server.
 * Don't use your primary Warp Server as a print server. It's not stable enough.

Links

 * Thanks to Olli Rick and his great WarpUpdates website