Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:15:52 +0000 (GMT) From: DejaVU <sPamREMOVEfree@iwr.ru.ac.za> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: home directory questions Message-ID: <952E728E5spamremove@news.ru.ac.za> References: <40E1A6A2.6060001@atlanticbb.net>
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On 06/29/2004, you scribbled in freebsd.questions:
> Is it possible to setup a file server with FreeBSD and use that
> as a home partition and also share other files on a small
> network?
yes. I am busy doing this to replace a Novell 3.12 server
> What kinds of utilities would I need to run? I imagine
> NFS for *nix clients and Samba for MS clients.
yes, afaik
> Also possibly
> share printers with this computer as well. CUPS for that.
I wouldn't bother with CUPS. Consider the requirement : windows PC
needs to send print data down a wire that arrives at the printer.
A 'raw' printcap printer definition does this just fine, and just
share the printer out via SAMBA.
In fact my server will share 5 printers out among 3 print servers.
no CUPS anywhere...
but, if you want auto installed printer drivers, you might want CUPS,
though it is my understandign that SAMBA can do that without it.
> Also what kind a minimum system reccomendations does anyone have?
my current Novell server is a Pentium 166, serving 25 users.
no sweat at all there. the UTP link is 100Mbits fullduplex into a
switch.
the FreeBSD server is a Pentium3 1.1GHz with 512MB RAM and in testing
so far is not noticebly different from having a local harddrive.
the real issues are reconfiguring all the PC's to access it and
educating the %$$#&#&#$ users....
swarf, steam and wind
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