needs solution for this..?

johnbest · 10-18-2011, 06:01 AM

Dear friends,

At my office, I want to have a Server to store the files from various windows client machines. I thought why not to give Linux a chance to save my money and learn it again. So what should I do to get this done, for sharing Printers and Files, I think Samba will be the best option.

Have a nice day
John

tordfurden · 10-18-2011, 06:06 AM

some people can't read

or search for things on google.

how do they get here?

TenTenths · 10-18-2011, 06:53 AM

You don't specify if this is for work or home, if it's for work or you need advanced permissions then, to be brutally honest, you're better off with a Windows server as there is better integration with AD etc.

If it's for home then do some Google searches for things like "Linux Home NAS", there's quite a few cut down Linux distributions that will allow you to set up simple samba shares.

rich_c · 10-18-2011, 07:18 AM

I would say for small/home office use, Samba will work just fine.

etech3 · 10-18-2011, 08:34 AM

+1 for samba