Reckhard, Tobias [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
>Isn't the use of a WINS server the solution here? If so, you could use
>Samba instead of Windows NT.
Samba is almost always a better choice that NT because of its reliability
and remote administration capabilities. I say "almost always" since there
are a couple of pre-requisites to running a Samba server: 1) you should
have someone available, either on staff or a consultant, who knows how to
setup and manage both Unix and Samba and, 2) the server should be securely
configured. They're typically not optimally configured out of the box (or
CD).
>AFAIK you need a WINS server on every
>collision domain if you don't forward (NetBIOS) broadcasts. By putting
>a WINS server onto the gateway (the IPChains box), you could probably
>achieve this with only one physical machine. Since it runs Linux, Samba
>seems to be the most logical choice
Small correction for the newbies reading this list: Samba doesn't "run
Linux". Samba is an application. Linux is an OS. Samba runs on just
about every Unix OS including Linux. Also, Samba is just as easy setup
and manage under Solaris and FreeBSD as it is under Linux. The best OS
for your environment is probably the one your sysadmins or consultants are
most familiar with.
YMMV,
--
Roger Marquis
Roble Systems Consulting
http://www.roble.com/
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