> Are there certain extra's for payed distros if they run as server, or > are the distro's only extra featured in terms of configuration. > In other words: are free versions as stable as their costly > counterparts?
Sometimes. Usually they have better support. Sometimes they have specially patched kernels. > Can they handle the same Samba-loads of 200 users. Will > free versions go on their knees if those 200 log in in the same minute? No way. Three samba servers here, all RedHat 9 with SGI's XFS kernels. Handle ~250 users with a load average of 0.20 (thats the peak on the PDC while everyone is logging in and loading their roaming profiles at 8-9am). The PDC is also the OpenLDAP master. > (if hardware is ideal -> gigabit backbone, hp proliant server 3GHz, 1Gig > RAM) > Why should I want to buy a server-version if I can get a distro for free... Do you want the support? Some shops use support, others don't. For a mere 200 users I certainly wouldn't bother. P.S. My samba boxes are all less powerful hardware than yours. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba