[Nottingham] Server software query

[David Wolfson]

Hi, 

On Thursday 11 August 2005 21:06, Peter Chang wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Java Lynx wrote:
> [stuff about server software]
>
> Samba allows you to be compatible with Windows file sharing system and it 
lets you share printers too. Check out www.samba.org.

As Peter says, samba should do what you want. I was a total newbie to 
networks/serving as well as Linux, but with a little guidance (this list is a 
very good place to get it) I managed to get it going a while back. 

One of the things to get used to in linux is that everything is configured 
with text files, and finding them and getting syntax right can be daunting - 
some of the gui's are useful to get started. I don't know what Ubuntu has as 
standard, but it might be worth setting up 'SWAT' and/or 'webmin'....

> Most distributions come with various server software. You just have to
> know what serving you want...
Yup - it seems Linux can do anything you want, as long as you know what that 
is!

Good luck,

Dave

PS - word of caution; I had a mare with printing over samba. If configured 
right, CUPS will let you use IPP directly and seems much more robust...