Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:47:10 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Thomas Moyer <tommoyer@atlanticbb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: home directory questions Message-ID: <20040629134710.68550ab2.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <40E1A6A2.6060001@atlanticbb.net> References: <40E1A6A2.6060001@atlanticbb.net>
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Thomas Moyer <tommoyer@atlanticbb.net> wrote: > Is it possible to setup a file server with FreeBSD and use that as a > home partition and also share other files on a small network? > What kinds of utilities would I need to run? I imagine NFS for *nix > clients and Samba for MS clients. Also possibly share printers with > this computer as well. CUPS for that. Um ... yes. I assume you're just looking for verification that you're selecting the correct technology, and you are. > Also what kind a minimum system reccomendations does anyone have? That's impossible to even guesstimate without some idea of what kind of load the system is going to be under. I have a fileserver here that serves Windows and FreeBSD clients and it's a 200mhz with 96M of RAM. But I would never suggest that for a big installation. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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