Comment Windows NT: Why are we bothering ? (Score 2) 95
NT ? Despite all the talk about how NT is better then Unix/Linux/BSD Etc.. I _still_ fail to see why.
As a file server NT severly struggles, at work we (unfortuently) run a 100 person NT network.. and the fileserver would crumble under any sort of network trafic. Crashing 5 times a day, walking intot he server room like a zombie to hit the infamous 'reset' button isnt suitable alternative.
Solution: Samba.
Samba has reached a point where it can almost totally replace NT, Our NT servers, now only act as one thing.. Print Server. All file server functions are handled under Samba, Running Debian(potato). Even more so. the move over from NT to Linux/Samba was almost flawless. All file server accesses are Authenticated with the NT server.
Result. Currently our file server running Linux/Samba doesnt crash. NT Still crashes at least once or twice a day.
Now if i wanted to actually spend a tad of effort, lets see.. i'll move DNS/DHCP over to the Linux Machine, Set up Masquarading, Setup Samba to ack as a PDC, Then finally Do lpr/printer stuff. And finally i will try to figure out why we have a P2-400 PDC, and and Dual p2-300's BDC sitting there collecting dust, as a p100 takes over the job.
But sure.. lets see what else nt tries to do which my Linux machine does better
a) IIS, sure its faster then Apache. no-one is arguing that, at least they shouldnt be. but Who doesnt have a web page without cgi/perl/postgres/php3/python... WAIT .. we _do_ have VisualBasic/Java scripts bloating the server, and taking a week to load up.
b) Mirroring works under Linux and NT. It was the main issue when moving the file server over.
c) graphical clicky thingies for the typing impaired: For you folk yes you still can use M$ programs to modify the settings on Samba shared files.
Any M$ Fan here want to let me know how/why Linux with Samba + 10 hours of work, could totally Replace NT ?
-- Chris Andrews
As a file server NT severly struggles, at work we (unfortuently) run a 100 person NT network.. and the fileserver would crumble under any sort of network trafic. Crashing 5 times a day, walking intot he server room like a zombie to hit the infamous 'reset' button isnt suitable alternative.
Solution: Samba.
Samba has reached a point where it can almost totally replace NT, Our NT servers, now only act as one thing.. Print Server. All file server functions are handled under Samba, Running Debian(potato). Even more so. the move over from NT to Linux/Samba was almost flawless. All file server accesses are Authenticated with the NT server.
Result. Currently our file server running Linux/Samba doesnt crash. NT Still crashes at least once or twice a day.
Now if i wanted to actually spend a tad of effort, lets see.. i'll move DNS/DHCP over to the Linux Machine, Set up Masquarading, Setup Samba to ack as a PDC, Then finally Do lpr/printer stuff. And finally i will try to figure out why we have a P2-400 PDC, and and Dual p2-300's BDC sitting there collecting dust, as a p100 takes over the job.
But sure.. lets see what else nt tries to do which my Linux machine does better
a) IIS, sure its faster then Apache. no-one is arguing that, at least they shouldnt be. but Who doesnt have a web page without cgi/perl/postgres/php3/python... WAIT
b) Mirroring works under Linux and NT. It was the main issue when moving the file server over.
c) graphical clicky thingies for the typing impaired: For you folk yes you still can use M$ programs to modify the settings on Samba shared files.
Any M$ Fan here want to let me know how/why Linux with Samba + 10 hours of work, could totally Replace NT ?
-- Chris Andrews
