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Thread ID: 47202 2004-07-19 05:28:00 Advice on network structure for small business LynH (669) Press F1
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253494 2004-07-19 11:01:00 > Samba is a Domain Controller?!?! No one told me this!!!!!!!

Sure can - as I say above I have it working with Redhat 9 and XP Professional. See for example:

networking.earthweb.com
JohnD (509)
253495 2004-07-19 21:07:00 There's a bit of conflicting opinions there about whether to run a server or not, and someone suggested getting some pro asistance. If you're in the Auckland region I can highly recommend www.netcraft.co.nz Greg S (201)
253496 2004-07-19 23:11:00 what I read Lynh is not a computer Tech. There is good advise been posted here but not something Lyn could do themselves. A server is best but for 5 - 6 PC's the cost is most likely to much. Yes one can get a cheap server, but getting it setup will cost Hundreds. Getting a server going is not a 5 min job. I would suggest that if you are not confident in computer networking you should get some qualified help from a couple of networking companies for the best setup. You might find some fine tuning of what ya got does what you need. Berryb (654)
253497 2004-07-20 03:42:00 Remember though that the on-going cost of keeping a 6 PC peer to peer network fully functional can cost quite a lot (somewhat hidden costs that could be put towards installing a server). The basic problem is that security and access to resources are controlled by the individual user with a P to P network - central control cuts down the things that can go wrong. JohnD (509)
253498 2004-07-20 05:18:00 I must admit - a dialup modem per computer is very costly.

(btw excellent, now linux has a reason on my computer!)
Growly (6)
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