Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:49:52 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: L Goodwin <xrayv19@yahoo.com>, FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20070427164238.02745d78@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <416323.52564.qm@web58112.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <416323.52564.qm@web58112.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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At 03:49 PM 4/27/2007, L Goodwin wrote:
>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!
>Is this true?
Not exactly. Home edition CANNOT log into a domain or active
directory. If you need that functionality, upgrade to XP Pro.
>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".
>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.
I've never done that so am no help.
>3) Other options discussed:
>
>1) Replace Vista Home with Windows XP Pro (or Vista
>Pro) or exchange computer for one with a "Pro"
>edition.
Vista licenses can be downgraded to XP. You need to check on which
versions can be downgraded to XP Pro.
>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.
I assume you mean just setup a windows box. You can do that, but your
hardware is so slow it won't perform well under windows.
>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.
No one I know is jumping to vista until service pack one ships.
-Derek
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