Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 15:34:26 +0100 From: Jonathan <jonathan@sirtis.org.uk> To: Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: name all the uses for samba Message-ID: <3F101C72.6000104@sirtis.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20030713010424.393d9b6c.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030711010400.00a47ec0@pop.voyager.net> <20030713010424.393d9b6c.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
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Vulpes Velox wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:07:50 -0400 > Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> wrote: > > >> Ok, I've gotta convince my boss to switch from windows 2000 to freebsd for >>all our internal needs. So far I've half convinced him, but I've hit a >>snag. I know that Samba can be used for a lot of things, and I'm trying to >>tell him all the things that Samba will do, but I can't think of many. Can >>you guys name all the uses for samba? I've already talked him into >>replacing our windows firewall, mail and other basic servers with freebsd, >>but we've still got a couple of domain servers to get rid of and I know >>that Samba can replace them as well. Can you guys help me out here? Maybe >>toss in a little TCO jargon so that he sees it both from a technical side >>as well as what matters most ot him. Money. THanks!! > > > > Samba... > 1: Printer sharing > 2: file sharing/network drive > > Since you are asking this, I would really suggest holding off awhile befor > pushing for it. I would suggest toying around with it, learning it, and then > pushing it. You might want to look at: http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/bookshelf/articles/Samba.html Perhaps you might want to lean on the reason why it is better as much as all the things it can do. Cost is always a good reason for bosses ;) - J
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