Hello, Thanks for the inputs. I started work on this just this morning. I setup RH 7.3 using default "workstation" installation of redhat. I downloaded Samba 2.2.5 and Open Office 1.0.
RH box that I setup was able to connect to W2K File server via "smbmount" this will work for the meantime but I need a much user friendlier solution. I'll take a look at LinNeighborhood. I'm also thinking now how will the Linux Desktops change their passwords on the W2K Active Directory File Server. Open Office together with Amiword (or is it Abiword) and Gnumeric opened word and excel files without problems. I was also able to print a simple Document from RH to the W2K print server with a HP 1100 attached to it. I hit a wall on the printing of old word and excel files opened via OpenOffice. Although it gets spooled on the W2K print server, the quality of the output is very very bad. Has anybody done this ... inputs appreciated . thanks, At 08:43 PM 6/21/02 -0700, you wrote: >Quoting Raul Ocampo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Final Setup: > > File Server- W2K Server using Active Directory > > Print Server - W2K Professional > > Desktops - RedHat 7.3 > >Active Directory is one way Microsoft Corporation locks in its customer >base. You can deliberately avoid enabling it on W2K Server >(http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=15528) or sidestep it >(http://www.data-based-systems.com/downloadables/LinuxSambaWithWindows2000.htm). > >When last I heard, the smbmount software (part of Samba) used to get >access to Network Neighbourhood shares didn't include support for >Microsoft's mutant version of Kerberos or Active Directory, as of Samba >2.2.x. But, as the second link says, you can connect pretending to be a >pre-W2K MS-Windows client. > > > Desktop Hardware: Pentium Celeron, 64 MB DRAM, 4 GB hard disk, S3 > > Trio 3D 2X video Adapter. > >How about you at least double that amount of RAM? You'll be happier. > > > 1. Replacement for MS Office 2000, that would be able to read and > > modify existing Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. What Office suite is > > recommended ? > >Most reliable compatibility is achieved by Sun Star Office 6.0 (not >perfect, but close). OpenOffice.org is obviously also good. > > > 2. Replacement for MS Visio 2000. Is there an equivalent on Linux ? > >Not exactly. There's dia and kivio. Those are smaller, lighter, less >complex diagramming packages. > > > Does it [Samba] have the GUI utility for the end users ? > >Some client GUI stuff listed here: http://us1.samba.org/samba/GUI/ >Also LinNeighborhood: http://www.bnro.de/~schmidjo/ > >_ >Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at >http://plug.linux.org.ph >To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
