> If I have a Windows domain and want to add a linux box, do I need to have > Samba installed on it.
No, your network and Linux box will work just fine without it -- the Linux box can run a dhcp client and get the information it needs, or you can specify the IP, Gateway IP, DNS IP(s), etc. If you want to exchange files between the Linux and PC boxes, Samba may be one of the more convenient ways (assuming you can install it without too much difficulty). What I do is run smbclient (or smbmount) (Samba "clients" rather than servers) when I want to exchange some files with my Windows machine(s). They have proved easy to install (for me) compared to trying to get a Samba server working. The SambaClient and SambaMount pages listed on this page might be helpful: * http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Wikilearn/SambaMain Randy Kramer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If I have a Windows domain and want to add a linux box, do I need to have > Samba installed on it. > > I have a small network at home and am going to add the Linux box I built to > it. > > Network config is > > Router > | > Hub > | > -------------------------------------------------- > | | | | | > Domain PC1 PC2 PC3 Linux > Controller Box > > The Domain Controller is Providing DNS, DHCP. The Router does NAT > translations. > > My question is do I need Samba to install on the domain? > Can I just plug in and then configure proper settings like a static IP, and > DNS server IP, Gateway IP, etc... > > Thanks Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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