From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16oWH6-0004dZ-00 for ; Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:08:37 -0500 Received: (qmail 23505 invoked by uid 0); 22 Mar 2002 21:08:06 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp015-rz3) with SMTP; 22 Mar 2002 21:08:06 -0000 Message-ID: <007101c1d1e5$a1abee80$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <001201c1d1af$cdb29780$1f00a8c0@bmoore> Subject: Re: peaceful coexistance between linux and winblows? Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:07:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Thanks! What distro are you using? I'm probably going to use debian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Moore" To: Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: Re: peaceful coexistance between linux and winblows? > Greetings. I replaced my nt server box with a pre-built llinux server which > performs far better than ms products ever did. it emulated all my file > shares, acted as mail web ftp server and a bunch more things like a group > calendar and such as add on packages. > > the whole process took me less than half an hour to get running. > > I got the server from > > ftp.e-smith.org > > it is a pretty cool system and has encouraged me to start learning more > about pearl so I can make changes to it that I want using their template > system for generating config files. > > have been using this thing for more than a year now and am very happy with > it. > > Brian. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Toby Fisher" > To: > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 2:11 AM > Subject: Re: peaceful coexistance between linux and winblows? > > > > On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > When I get all the computers back up on my network, I'm thinking of > > > replacing the NT server with Linux. I cant put linux on the other > > > machines because no one else wants to learn it. What > > > software/configuration do I have to use to emulate some of the > > > functions in NT or 2k? > > > > Well, the main thing is that you will need to run a samba server for your > > nt services. On top of that, however, I'm not too sure as I've never had > > to do this, but the samba service should then mean that your clients will > > be given all the info they need with regards to such things as dns > > addresses, gateway etc. > > > > HTH > > > > > > -- > > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > > ICQ: #61744808 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >