Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:15:52 -0500 From: "GARRISON, TRAVIS J." <garrisot@otc.edu> To: "L Goodwin" <xrayv19@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions Message-ID: <06D1B6D4926222458F803D0D3EDCCB7E01D0AEED@EXM1.otc.edu> In-Reply-To: <416323.52564.qm@web58112.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <416323.52564.qm@web58112.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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Windows Home editions cannot join an Active Directory domain, but they can access smb shares. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of L Goodwin Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:50 PM To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions I've been working feverishly to set up a Samba share on FreeBSD 6.2 server to provide file storage for clients running Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Home Premium. I just had a long talk with the ISP's tech support, and was told a number of things that I would like to confirm or deny: 1) Windows "Home" editions (including XP and Vista) have support for SMB protocol disabled in Active Directory Domain Connections functionality!=20 Is this true? 2) The only way to make Samba work for Windows Home editions is to change the Samba server's domain configuration to "peer-to-peer".=20 Is this true? If YES, how do I do that? Could not find reference it in the Official Samba-3 HOW TO and Reference Guide. 3) Other options discussed: 1) Replace Vista Home with Windows XP Pro (or Vista Pro) or exchange computer for one with a "Pro" edition. 2) Repartition the RAID 1 Mirror/Duplex as NTFS (or DOS) partitions (and don't use Samba)? Feedback and reference on a good "how to" appreciated. 3) Change FreeBSD server to a Windows server (ugh). Can anyone address these assertions and/or provide assistance in other ways to use FreeBSD as a fileserver for Windows "Home" (and Pro) clients? He also cited a recent InfoWorld survey in which 30% of companies responding plan to never implement Vista, that they consider it an "interim" version that will be used as an excuse for dropping legacy support. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around=20 http://mail.yahoo.com=20 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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