Hi I just joined I have a serer who's purpose life is to be a fileserver/print server right now it is running windows 98 because it is an older computer look at an alternate os such as this will this allow windows based machines to talk to it save files retrieve files and also how difficult is it to install. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070424/0d0c4e6c/attachment-0003.html>
Dave spake the following on 4/24/2007 2:08 PM:> Hi I just joined I have a serer who's purpose life is to be a > fileserver/print server right now it is running windows 98 because it is > an older computer look at an alternate os such as this will this allow > windows based machines to talk to it save files retrieve files and also > how difficult is it to install. >First look at this; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation Then if all you want is a file/print server, it is fairly simple to set up. Look for the samba howto to get a basic idea of what you want to accomplish. http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!
From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 4:09 PM To: centos at centos.org Subject: [CentOS] hi Hi I just joined I have a serer who's purpose life is to be a fileserver/print server right now it is running windows 98 because it is an older computer look at an alternate os such as this will this allow windows based machines to talk to it save files retrieve files and also how difficult is it to install. ________________________________ It's about as difficult as basic grammer and punctuation. Linux is not hard to install, nor is samba difficult to configure. I would highly recommend some research on your part though.
"Dave" <matthew_17_20 at msn.com> wrote:>>Hi I just joined I have a serer who's purpose life is to be a fileserver/print server right now it is running windows 98 because it is an older computer look at an alternate os such as this will this allow windows based machines to talk to it save files retrieve files and also how difficult is it to install. << Dave, I'll point you to two documents to get you started. First: http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/Introduction+to+Linux?OpenDocument "Linux will appeal to you if: You are the kind of person who likes to "get under the hood" and tinker. You find pointing and clicking to be a very limiting way of expressing yourself. You want to develop or run applications for small- and medium-sized enterprises. You have a few Windows computers and need a firewall to connect them to the Internet, or a file server, or an intranet server, or . . ." "Essentially, using Windows is a bit like being a passenger in a Boeing 747. It's smooth, it's comfortable albeit cramped and you have an entertainment screen right in front of you. But after take-off, you can't change your mind about where you're going and you're not going to see any interesting scenery en-route. Using Linux is like piloting your own plane: you decided where you're going, and when; you can fly high or fly low and enjoy the scenery. But you can't just leap into the pilot's seat and crank the ignition - some training and some preparation are necessary." If you find this article incomprehensible or a bit tiring to read, you might like to consider whether you'd prefer to be a pilot or a passenger. Learning about Linux will involve a lot of reading. If you'd like to know more about setting up a basic file/print server for a small network of Windows machines, then see: http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/Samba:+A+Linux+Server+for+your+Windows+Workstations?OpenDocument Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909
On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Dave wrote:> Hi I just joined I have a serer who's purpose life is to be a > fileserver/print server right now it is running windows 98 because > it is an older computer look at an alternate os such as this will > this allow windows based machines to talk to it save files retrieve > files and also how difficult is it to install.you may want to look at a "turnkey" file server solution, such as OpenFiler: http://www.openfiler.com/ this particular project is based on Linux, but is designed specifically to be an easy-to-use file server, rather than a general- purpose machine. you may be able to use the built-in printing system to add print server capabilities to an OpenFiler box; i haven't tried to do so, so i can't tell you for sure. -steve -- If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v