Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:20:18 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Derek Ragona" <derek@computinginnovations.com>, "L Goodwin" <xrayv19@yahoo.com>, <FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions Message-ID: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCIEAFCAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20070427164238.02745d78@mail.computinginnovations.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Derek Ragona > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 2:50 PM > To: L Goodwin; FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: No SMB/Samba support on Windows Home Editions > > > 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. > There is a hack for HP home that makes it join a domain. You can google for this. It is a violation of the license agreement, of course. Not recommended for a business to do this. The only realistic option here is to run share-level security under a workgroup style network. The downside is that there is no centralized password management. But, in a smaller network that really doesen't matter. > >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. > Only the Vista Business versions have downgrade rights to XP Pro. The Vista Home versions can only downgrade to XP Home. Additionally, there are no downgrade rights with OEM licenses. > > No one I know is jumping to vista until service pack one ships. > One of the Intel VPs during an interview accidentally let it slip out that Microsoft has scheduled SP1 for Vista for 4th quarter 2007. Ted
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