It can also function as a NT PDC. I believe Samba 3.0 will also be able to assume the role of Win2K member server.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vulpes Velox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dragoncrest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 11:04 PM Subject: Re: name all the uses for samba > On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:07:50 -0400 > Dragoncrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok, I've gotta convince my boss to switch from windows 2000 to freebsd for > > all our internal needs. So far I've half convinced him, but I've hit a > > snag. I know that Samba can be used for a lot of things, and I'm trying to > > tell him all the things that Samba will do, but I can't think of many. Can > > you guys name all the uses for samba? I've already talked him into > > replacing our windows firewall, mail and other basic servers with freebsd, > > but we've still got a couple of domain servers to get rid of and I know > > that Samba can replace them as well. Can you guys help me out here? Maybe > > toss in a little TCO jargon so that he sees it both from a technical side > > as well as what matters most ot him. Money. THanks!! > > > Samba... > 1: Printer sharing > 2: file sharing/network drive > > Since you are asking this, I would really suggest holding off awhile befor > pushing for it. I would suggest toying around with it, learning it, and then > pushing it. > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
