Re: [plug] Linux file sharing to different OS's

2008-04-21 Thread Cocoy Dayao
On Apr 22, 2008, at 9:19 AM, jan gestre wrote: > > Thinking of OpenLDAP to use for authentication? I don't use it, so > can't comment. > > Tried it but it's a pain to set this up so I gave up. yep. > > > Samba's easiest to setup, obviously. Works for both Macs and Windows. > NFS, had a problem

Re: [plug] Linux file sharing to different OS's

2008-04-21 Thread jan gestre
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Cocoy Dayao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thinking of OpenLDAP to use for authentication? I don't use it, so > can't comment. > Tried it but it's a pain to set this up so I gave up. > > Samba's easiest to setup, obviously. Works for both Macs and Windows. >

Re: [plug] Linux file sharing to different OS's

2008-04-20 Thread Warren Beldad
if you want your file server as an authenticating machine, then join your samba to a ADS or PDC, or you can make it as a PDC. it depends on how you setup your file server, if you want a single protocol then CIFS/Samba can do, you know MAC/Linux supports it. If you need a multi protocol then install

Re: [plug] Linux file sharing to different OS's

2008-04-20 Thread Cocoy Dayao
On Apr 20, 2008, at 3:26 PM, jan gestre wrote: > Hi Guys, > > We have a project wherein there's a need to create a file server > (Linux) to serve client machines like Power Mac G5, Windows (Xp > Home, Xp Prof, Vista Home), I wonder what's the best tool to use for > this, Samba? NFS? BTW, th

Re: [plug] Linux file sharing to different OS's

2008-04-20 Thread greek ordono
Hi If your serving Windows client then Samba is the best choice and if your OS doesn't support smbclient then use sslbridge.com(samba frontend). hth, grexk - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

[plug] Linux file sharing to different OS's

2008-04-20 Thread jan gestre
Hi Guys, We have a project wherein there's a need to create a file server (Linux) to serve client machines like Power Mac G5, Windows (Xp Home, Xp Prof, Vista Home), I wonder what's the best tool to use for this, Samba? NFS? BTW, the Linux server isn't just a File Server, it will also serve as the