probably best to install samba clients and servers on all machine, as necessary.
if a machine needs to access a windows drive, install client if a machine needs to share a drive to windows, install server. as a third possibility, install NFS client/server on the windows boxes. Brandon --- curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to ask people what they think is the best solution for > networking a windows/linux network. > > Keeping in mind that the ultimate goal is to develop a linux only > network (but that that will not be accomplished anytime soon), I see > 2 > options. > > 1. Install samba client on all linux user computers and have them > interact with the Windows network as if a Windows OS. > > 2. Install samba server on a single linux server. Map those Windows > drives that need to be shared out to Linux users to the linux server > and > then remap them to each linux user. Actually, I don't even know if > that > is possible. > > Although the first option might be the easiest, keeping in mind that > eventually there would be no windows computers, it would seem more > sensible to maintain and support just NFS among the Linux users. > > Well, maybe I'm totally off here. > > Thanks in advance for any feedback. > > Curtis > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/
