From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 27 21:15:56 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3857516A400 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:15:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from garrisot@otc.edu) Received: from MX2.otc.edu (mx2.otc.edu [198.209.160.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7B0013C480 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:15:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from garrisot@otc.edu) X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1177708554-405e00460000-jLrpzn X-Barracuda-URL: http://198.209.160.202:8000/cgi-bin/mark.cgi X-ASG-Whitelist: Sender Received: from EXM1.otc.edu (exn1.otc.edu [172.16.2.131]) by MX2.otc.edu (Spam Firewall) with ESMTP id 0B58D6173; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:15:54 -0500 (CDT) Received: from EXM1.otc.edu (exn1.otc.edu [172.16.2.131]) by MX2.otc.edu with ESMTP id xBzZTzM59eQP4LZ4; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:15:54 -0500 (CDT) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:15:52 -0500 Message-ID: <06D1B6D4926222458F803D0D3EDCCB7E01D0AEED@EXM1.otc.edu> In-Reply-To: <416323.52564.qm@web58112.mail.re3.yahoo.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions Thread-Index: AceJDgbruDIB/dRBRHWDNxdwIyJcPwAAu6Ug References: <416323.52564.qm@web58112.mail.re3.yahoo.com> From: "GARRISON, TRAVIS J." To: "L Goodwin" X-Barracuda-Connect: exn1.otc.edu[172.16.2.131] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1177708555 X-Barracuda-Virus-Scanned: by OTC E-Mail System at otc.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:15:56 -0000 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"