Widow Twankey wrote:

>
> I'm looking for a server Linux that can replace SME Linux (which seems to
> be a pretty broken version of Linux).
>
> What I need is a server Linux that can handle:
> 1. Multiple disk drives set up as soft-raid pairs.

Any modern distro

> 2. Multiple LAN cards - no point in having a hub if I have a server!

Any modern distro

> 3. A modem with several alternate dial-up numbers.

Any modern distro

> 4. Printers

Any modern distro

>
> Essentially I want to connect 2 PCs and a laptop to the server directly,
> use the server to handle my data storage and my printing and to use it
> also as an Internet gateway. A built-in firewall would be advantageous.
>
> Any suggestions? SME can't handle multiple numbers or multiple LAN cards
> and I've never managed to get it to work with the printer either.
>

I would recommend SuSE 9.0 professional if you are looking for GUI
configuration tools, or Slackware 9.1 if you are comfortable with the CLI
and editing config files. For printing, I would advise using cups.

Fred