How do I learn Linux server management?
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You can start with a book on System / Network Administration if you are already familiar with the Linux Operating System. There is a lot of documentation and other reference material available on the net in the form of tutorials and guides. A book will however help you in learning things systematically. A good starting point is the Linux Documentation Project at http://www.tldp.org/.
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The answer comes down to what service/application or software requirement is involved with that you are hosting. If the application (a CRM, for example) uses MS-SQL as its database, then you will need to run a Windows server. \n\nIf you are running a website that is encoded in ASP.NET, then you'll need a Windows server for that. Linux has the advantage of being more flexible in what it can do, as well as being a lot cheaper. However, not a lot of people know the Unix operating system well enough to properly administer it.
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check out linux.org and distrowatch.com should be enough there to start you off
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ISA Server 2004 :\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/default.mspx\n\nhttp://www.isaserver.org/\n\nThe 2nd one is more of a resource site but the first one is what you need ( Im sure there are other options such as squid which works on linux or smoothwall )\n\nAlso sourceforge.net have an interface for squid so that may be worth while checking out as its open source.
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When you're starting out with Linux, the best thing to do is buy a used budget price box from eBay and use it to test and install different Linux distributions ("distros"). Be sure to get one with at least 128Mb RAM, and at least a 600mhz processor with 10Gb hard drive or more. You'll soon learn how to run a "Live" Linux CD/DVD to evaluate it (just set the bios boot order to only boot from the CD drive), and you will learn a lot about Linux and HAVE FUN with the world's greatest operating system.\n\nJust surf over to http://www.distrowatch.com to see all the different flavors of Linux which you can get - all at very small prices.\n\nThe Linux community is very friendly and welcomes ALL beginners and refugees from Microshaft :)\n\nGood luck, and welcome to the real world of LInux.\n\nhttp://www.desktoplinux.com\n\nhttp://www.cheeplinux.com\n\nhttp://www.linuxforums.org\n\nhttp://www.distrowatch.com\n\nhttp://www.linuxtoday.com\n\nDC :)
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Well, if you already have a website, you just need to upload the program files and install. If you are using a Windows server, I would definitely recommend switching to a Linux server first to make the security permissions easier to change.\n\nYou will also need a MySQL database in which to store the options, members, posts and other information. If you don't already have one set up, talk to the folks at your webserver about getting one.\n\nPhpBB, I think, is the most-used open source forum available, but Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is more secure, and I have found it easier to use. Download the latest version from their website (linked below) and then upload all the files to your webserver in the directory you want to use for the forum.\n\nThe forum comes with full instructions. You will have to open a page called install.php and enter your forum information so it can be installed automatically. If you have any problems during installation, go back to the SMF homepage and search their forum. Any questions you may have will be resolved there.\n\nThe last part is to customize your forum, but since you already have a website set up, I'm assuming you'll be able to figure that out yourself. Good luck!
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lookup the man pages for "ls", "sort" and possibly "exec"\n\nthese commands can everything you're asking.  every answer is less than 100 characters on a single line.\n\n have fun!  welcome to unix
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Unix or Linux would be my answer.  Linux especially can be adapted for a network's server needs.
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_server.html\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=web+server&fulltext=Search\n\nhttp://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-server.htm\n\nhttp://www.aprelium.com/data/doc/2/abyssws-freebsd-doc-html/howdowswork.html\n\nhttp://www.thewhir.com/find/web-hosts/articles/webserver.cfm\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2003/HowWebServersWork.asp\n\nhttp://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/misc/FAQ.html\n\n\n\nAs for the comment ""about web servers how I wouid"...think about this for a moment.....you want to know about web servers but you have no basic english skills?.....give me a break.."\n\nIf you read it as whole and not "about web servers how I wouid" it makes sense as reading "I want to know about web servers how I wouid learn better.?"
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There are so many sites...first tell whether you want to learn for fun or for carrer purpose...if for fun install it and start using it...install guide is available with linux cd's....if it is for career purpose then go for redhat.com linux.com linuguru.com and read magzine linuxforu
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learn everything.\n\nCisco,\nOperating systems, (UNIX, Windows, Linux)\nalso don't abbreviate your words is a fine start. \nwrite like a normal person. \nwhen you have those figured out, then you can learn about security. those come hand in hand.
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Apache http://www.apache.org\n\nBut I wouldn't recommend using either one of those environments for a server. Go for Linux or Unix-based server.
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Get Serv-u  its the easiest way to setup a FTP server.\nhttp://www.serv-u.com/
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It depends on what software you have on the server, and if you want to do anything with the login. The most basic way is with .htpasswd and .htaccess files (many web hosts will let you set these up in your control panel, if not, searching on these names should turn up tutorials)
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This totally depends on what you need your servers to do. \n\nLinux - Stable, Fairly easy to manage with the right applications.  Open Source so much more affordable. Makes for good proxy server, and Router as well as a very nice mail and the best web server unless you want your site in asp or asp.net. Easy Hardware requirements\n\nA little tougher to keep up to date regarding security patches especially with kernel patches. A little tougher to figure out things like Samba and other Windows integration features.\n\nWindows - Integrates best with windows workstations. Very easy to install, setup, and manage. Microsoft offers pretty much any server features you could want fully integrated.\n\nVery high hardware requirements, Very expensive, Poor memory management, requires frequent reboots and disk maintenance. Number one target for hackers.
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I'm not sure about websites, but this book is AWESOME:\n\n"Practical TCP/IP: Designing, Using, and Troubleshooting TCP/IP Networks on Linux and Windows"\n\nI highly recommend it for the absolute beginner and networking-veterans. It describes *everything* in great detail, including troubleshooting tips and tools. It has screenshots and sample outputs for both Unix and Windows network tools and tons of insights from the author who's job was to troubleshoot and fix simple and complex networks.\n\nThe best part is, he teaches by example. You set up little networks and slowly grow their features and nodes.
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I'm not aware of any websites.  You need a pretty good understanding of Group Policy, Active Directory, etc.  Try "Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion" by Microsoft Press.