samba - Nov 2011 - Recommended Linux Distro and Windows Client

I've gotten some great suggestions about setting up a samba server for our
Windows xp and 98 clients.  Thanks!

 What Linux distro would you recommend to create the server and then put
Samba on it?

What client would I need to put on each windows workstation for them to
have access to the linux file server?

Craig

On November 22, 2011 03:03:27 PM Craig Ham wrote:
> I've gotten some great suggestions about setting up a samba server for
our
> Windows xp and 98 clients.  Thanks!
> 
>  What Linux distro would you recommend to create the server and then put
> Samba on it?
> 
Whichever distro you (or your IT group) are able to competently administer 
would probably be the best choice.
> What client would I need to put on each windows workstation for them to
> have access to the linux file server?
> 
Samba provides native file and print services to Windows. You do not need 
special client software.

Craig Ham <mrcham at wsa.net> wrote:
>I've gotten some great suggestions about setting up a samba server for
>our
>Windows xp and 98 clients.  Thanks!
>What Linux distro would you recommend to create the server and then put
>Samba on it?

CentOS 6.  Straight foward boring server Operating Syste.
>What client would I need to put on each windows workstation for them to
>have access to the linux file server?
You don't need to install anything on the clients; Samba implements the
native Windows network services.

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Adam Tauno Williams