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Bought A Deticated Server On CentOs, What Do I Do Now?
My friend brought a deticated server from: http://xlhost.com/moreinfo.php?service=40. After he rented the server xlhost gave us this information for our server:
Main IP:
Subnet :
Gateway:
Other IP:
SSH ID and Pass
I believe they gave us the CentOs O/S, we don't know what to do from here, what are you suppose to do with that info? I was hoping for something like remote desktop. I downloaded putty and logged in successfully to the server but where do i go from here?
Main IP:
Subnet :
Gateway:
Other IP:
SSH ID and Pass
I believe they gave us the CentOs O/S, we don't know what to do from here, what are you suppose to do with that info? I was hoping for something like remote desktop. I downloaded putty and logged in successfully to the server but where do i go from here?
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That's a rather open ended question, what exactly are you trying to do?
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he's trying to start a counter-strike server.
sorry can't help with that one, never done that
ASKER
How about some information on the purpose of putty? or how i can get remote desktop on this server?
sorry can't help
putty is just a windows ssh client. You use the Main IP they gave you along with the username/password and set the port to ssh port 22 (unless they use a different port for ssh which looks like they don't).
After you're logged in then you configure the different things you want. In order to download stuff to the server from the command line use "wget" (what I use anyway). Example would be if you wanted to download a file called file.zip from someserver.com thru the http protocol, you'd type
wget http://someserver.com/file.zip
It would then download it to the server.
Is this pointing you in the right direction. BTW, please don't ask me how you set up a CC server either. Never done it before, so I have no clue where to even start or even where to point you for help.
After you're logged in then you configure the different things you want. In order to download stuff to the server from the command line use "wget" (what I use anyway). Example would be if you wanted to download a file called file.zip from someserver.com thru the http protocol, you'd type
wget http://someserver.com/file.zip
It would then download it to the server.
Is this pointing you in the right direction. BTW, please don't ask me how you set up a CC server either. Never done it before, so I have no clue where to even start or even where to point you for help.
Putty is free telnet/ssh client. I personally use it to remote manage my two linux RedHat ES servers. When you log in to the server with putty, you should be at the shell prompt. With putty, I'm afraid the shell is all you're going to get. (No GUI)
You could use VNC if it is installed on the server, or remote X through ssh. (If you are wanting a graphical interface)
You could use VNC if it is installed on the server, or remote X through ssh. (If you are wanting a graphical interface)
Take a look at http://www.cstrike-planet.com/tutorial/1/6
This should start you in the right direction for setting up a CC server.
Hope it helps!
Chris
This should start you in the right direction for setting up a CC server.
Hope it helps!
Chris
ASKER
I really need to know how to setup a remote desktop with just the information that host gave me.
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You could setup a remote desktop on the system. However, it will cost you in performance.
You have to install the X Windows Service, with either KDE or Gnome, and then install something similar to VNC.
First however, you will have to log into you linux system using your SSH account details. Use Putty, http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ .
Once downloaded, you will have to confugure it with your IP address of the server and the port it has to use (the default is 22). Then you need to log in with your ssh ID and password.
As its centos, you will have to download it using the yum command.
Type:
yum install x-windows (i think its that, youll have to have a look online) and then youll have to install KDE or knome, (personally i would prefer knome) I believe the command is:
yum install gnome.
You can get alot of help on this using http://centos.org.
However, as i said above, this is a complicated way, and is not advisable for a server where you require performance. So, i would advise learning shell commands, and editing configuration files. Some sites to help you out:
http://forums.devshed.com
http://webhostingtalk.com
http://centos.org
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/linux/cmd/
Hope this helps.
You have to install the X Windows Service, with either KDE or Gnome, and then install something similar to VNC.
First however, you will have to log into you linux system using your SSH account details. Use Putty, http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ .
Once downloaded, you will have to confugure it with your IP address of the server and the port it has to use (the default is 22). Then you need to log in with your ssh ID and password.
As its centos, you will have to download it using the yum command.
Type:
yum install x-windows (i think its that, youll have to have a look online) and then youll have to install KDE or knome, (personally i would prefer knome) I believe the command is:
yum install gnome.
You can get alot of help on this using http://centos.org.
However, as i said above, this is a complicated way, and is not advisable for a server where you require performance. So, i would advise learning shell commands, and editing configuration files. Some sites to help you out:
http://forums.devshed.com
http://webhostingtalk.com
http://centos.org
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/linux/cmd/
Hope this helps.