[lug] how to run a linux domain controller for win clients?

[Ferdinand Schmid]

I am using Samba2.2 as a PDC with about 40 WinNT, Win2k, Win95/98/ME clients and 
things work perfectly.  The latest distros (at least SuSE 7.2) have Samba2.2 
already packaged.  Setting up the PDC is really straight forward!
You NEED to use Samba 2.2 though, not any previous versions.  My Samba server 
holds around 300 GB of data and performs really well as far as throughput and 
latency are concerned.

Aside from security concerns your suggested setup should be easy to implement!

Ferdinand

Malcolm C Carlson wrote:

> I have someone who wants to run a small office with a win98, 2 nt 
> clients, network printer.  Is it plausable to configure a Linux server 
> as a domain controller, running as a proxy to the web via a cable modem, 
> eventual mail server(sendmail that outlook or outlook express can 
> connect to?) and a multihomed router for all windoze clients?  I want to 
> split the internal network into 2 or 4 subnets with a couple of Macs on 
> 1 subnet and everyone else on the other.  Does this sound feasable?  I 
> know I can make the linux server look like a Backup domain controller 
> with Samba but a full domain controller, I don't really know.  Any fead 
> back would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> mcc
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