Help with Home/Home Office networking software

[jpaulynice]

I've been digging around on Google and Samba's website and haven't found a good answer so I'm giving the forums a try.

I'm looking for software, with a friendly and task focused gui, that will allow someone to easily setup a home/home office server that will allow multiple Windows or Linux computers/users to:

Share files using a common folder
Share/Network a printer

Maybe allow for remote access to files over the Internet. Any competition for Windows Home Server. I'm not adverse to paying for software.

Extra:
Any recommendations on motherboards/hardware and software to turn the same server into a firewall/router and wireless access point?

[fnmblot]

run a search on the forum here for samba. I, as many people on the forum, run samba as my file and printer sharing server. It is really easy to setup and maintain. There are programs built into Fedora, or you could try Webmin to administer the server.

[scottrell]

Look at Smoothwall.org for a firewall/router gateway--which at some point was based on Redhat. There are modifications to firewall for Samba, vpn client, port knocking, etc. all sorts of things to get you in trouble for multi-functioning your firewall. DK about the WAP though, it's probably possible as well.