Assist Me !!! (A Small Network in Solaris 10)

Hi to all !!!
I am a newbiew using Solaris 10 for the first time. i have an assignment of creating a small and secure network using SOlaris as a server and windows 2000 as a client.
i have installed Solaris 10 on Intel 1.7 GHz and it is working properly. Now i am a bit puzzled, what to do now ... ?
My assignment is to configure FTP,Samba,a mail server and distribute internet on this network.
Kindly please assist me in this matter.
Thanx in advance.
Ahmed Muaaz.

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http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/47.16
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