XP Home client on a Samba network??

[Bulk Beef]

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Has anybody had any experience with this? I'm looking at a couple of laptops with Home pre-loaded, and this client has a RedHat server running samba, that will eventually be handling logins. From the client point-of-view, the samba box will look like an NT server, right? With an NT domain, right? So this isn't going to work, right?

 

[mcveigh]

Why don't you think it'will work?

 

[Bulk Beef]

B/c Home doesn't do NT domain logins. That's one of the major differences between Home and Pro.

 

[mcveigh]

Samba doesn't have to act as a domain controller. As a matter of fact it only recently has been able to do so. It's very simple to set it up as a workgroup computer and set up share that the XP computers can read and write to.

 

[Jackhamr60504]

But if he wants samba to handle logins wont he have to configure samba as a domain controller? in which case home wont work and he needs pro...

 

[mcveigh]

if he wants logins yes, you're right.

Sward can you explain what you are trying to do a little more?😀

 

[LuckyTaxi]

<< Samba doesn't have to act as a domain controller. As a matter of fact it only recently has been able to do so. It's very simple to set it up as a workgroup computer and set up share that the XP computers can read and write to. >>



http://www.freeos.com/articles/3842/

 

[Bulk Beef]

<< Sward can you explain what you are trying to do a little more? >>

OK. We're trying to phase out a Netware server at this client. At this point, all data and apps are on a Samba box. The only thing the Netware box is doing is logins. We want to ditch the Netware box altogether. Sooo, the Samba box will be handling the logins. The problem is that the client bought a bunch of laptops without consulting their consultants (us) and the laptops came with XP Home pre-loaded. I'm just trying to make sure that what I suspect is correct before I go telling these guys that they have to spend another $600 on upgrades for laptops they just bought.

 

[c0rv1d43]

If those clients have to authenticate on a PDC, then you'll need Pro on them. Your customer goofed. On the other hand, if they purchase the upgrades and you clean-install them, then they'll get a better OS install on the clients than they'd be likely to get with an OEM install. There's almost always a bright side!

- Collin