Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:19:24 -0700 From: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: Seur Bors <seurbors@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Business Server Message-ID: <a9f4a3860904031119g25630a6dwd9c6ba8c9ce7cf7c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <26b281ee0904031042g754096d1k13d016b88d653cb8@mail.gmail.com> References: <26b281ee0904031042g754096d1k13d016b88d653cb8@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 10:42, Seur Bors <seurbors@gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I am recommending a FreeBSD solution to replace an old business "file > server". =C2=A0The old server is running Windows 2000 Professional, and t= he > company has grown from the 5 employee setting to now two floors and > approximately 15 - 20 people. =C2=A0They were starting to get connection = errors > to the Win2K machine, as I believe, without the Server version of the > software, file sharing and maps are severely limited. > > Anyways, my question is thus: =C2=A0In setting up a FreeBSD machine and u= tilizing > Samba to support "standard" file sharing, is there any caveats or issues > that anyone perceives? =C2=A0I've done multiple FreeBSD installations, an= d > utilize the Samba package to provide file sharing support in other small > businesses, but have not had to consider 20 connections at once. =C2=A0Th= e > network connection is just a simple router to switch, all gigabit, and th= e > system I'm recommending to use as a server also has dual gigabit network > ports. > > As well, if anyone has any web-links to recommended reading, I would grea= tly > appreciate them. Replacing Win2k (especially the Pro version) with FreeBSD on the same hardware will give you a boost right there. If you have newer or more capable hardware as well, you should be well ahead of the game. http://www.samba.org is your best bet for reading. Pick your country, then on the left side of the main page is a section called 'learn samba' - the 'Official HOWTO' and the 'By Example' links should provide all you need. Kurt
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