need advice on setting up a linux server which can act as a service provider for clients running Windows
g
provide AutoCAD or similar software to client machines running Windows
which can connect to the server using the network. I don't need to worry
about the hardware part of the server as that department which needs
this setup will be providing it.
The client's Windows machines are not on a domain, are standalone and
connected to the network. Max number of clients connecting to the server
will be 100. The server does not need to be accessible or visible
outside the internal network. We have static IPs for all machines on the
network
I have not setup a Linux server before so any suggestions would be
appreciated. I am going through the link at
http://www.itpro.co.uk/87709/setting-up-a-linux-server-on-a-windows-network
and other links in Google which explain how to set up a Linux server
from scratch
Big Steel
Is there not a Ubuntu 11 NG? Why would you post to
24hoursupport.helpdesk.cesspool, a total joke of a NG. The only NG worst
than this piece of junk NG is COLA. :)
atec77
it a couple of times , if I can do it most anyone can
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Whiskers
> I need to set up a Linux server(thinking of using Ubuntu 11) which can
> provide AutoCAD or similar software to client machines running Windows
> which can connect to the server using the network. I don't need to worry
> about the hardware part of the server as that department which needs
> this setup will be providing it.
[...]
I suggest that you put the horse in front of the cart ... ie decide what
application you are going to use for people to log into across the
network, then decide which operating system the application is going to
run on (if there's a choice at all).
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whuh? go to the source...
http://www.ubuntu.com/business/server/overview
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Sam van Kampen
news:201105201418.UTC.ir5t6p$m1o$1...@tioat.net:
>> g wrote:
>> *SNAP*
>
> whuh? go to the source...
> http://www.ubuntu.com/business/server/overview
>
> <nods>
>
Are you even running Ubuntu Server? If so, I don't exactly know how that
works. If you are running Ubuntu (with GUI) it is much easier, but you
should have specified the domain/workgroup in the installation progress. I
don't know exactly how to do this, but just look for something like
"Network Properties".
Robert Wolfe
'dpkg-reconfigure samba' should do the trick and allow you to specify
this. At the very least open up the samba config file and edit that
field there, then resave the file and restart the samba services. I
actually prefer to use the 10.04.3 LTS release of Ubuntu server myself.
Have had nothing but bad luck with the 11.04 server release (ie it not
booting at all after updates are applied).
The Wizard of Oz
Looks like we got let in on the tail end of a long conversation...
I've had a decent experience with Ubuntu Server 9 & 10. They work. It
just takes a little tweaking.
If the original request was for file storage I am going to take a
different approach. I've had a very good experience with FreeNAS
(http://freenas.org). The learning curve is fairly steep but worth it.
Once the program is set up and the hard drive(s) are formatted the way
you want, everything is controlled via a web GUI. Just select what
services you want, where to put them, then you're "off to the races".
I've done more than a couple installs of both Ubuntu Server and FreeNAS.
For the limited purpose for which it was designed (a file server)
FreeNAS is the better product. For anything else, Ubuntu Server is more
flexible.
Later
Mike