>
> The problem with NT is that any idiot can set up a network server,
> unfortunately this means that they often do. This probably has more to do
> with security problems with NT than the code, buggy though it is. The
> difficulties appear when maintaining the server. I hate having to work late
> to reboot servers just because I want to run an extra protocol etc. My usual
> response with NT now is to remove *all* networking components and reinstall
> them all, changing components just produces a non-booting system. I accept
> that good NT administrators exist, but after the MS training they are all
> missing an arm and a leg!
>
Agreed, I'm a fairly good NT admin but I inherited a very poorly
configured network. More stuff is being removed from the NT boxes and
being placed on the Linux boxes. Staying late to change a component and
then have a non-booting system is the absolute worst! Been there.
> NetWare cannot be installed withou planning it properly first. A 'load it
> and see' approach doesn't work and causes immense grief. You need to be a
> competent network administrator before attempting an install or maintenance.
> The plus side of this is that these systems are usually maintained by
> someone who is competent to do such. Once up and running a NetWare server is
> incredibly boring and gathers dust in the corner. Ours once spent 30 months
> without maintenance.
>
I have very little Netware experience and I'm gaining much Linux
experience and since Linux is free or nearly free it is very cost
effective to learn.
> Linux sits somewhere between the two. RedHat is easier to install than
> NetWare thanks to the install process, but then needs the technical
> knowledge to be able to maintain. The problem than is that millions of
> leaflets land on my desk offering NT/NW training, but none for Linux.
>
Yeah, actually Learning Tree or one of the other national training
companies is offering a Linux course now. It was too expensive though and
who knows what the quality will be.
> Long term, I much prefer NetWare as a file/print server and we will keep it
> for this purpose. NT is far too unstable for us to rely on, so it is going
> in the bin. Linux will be used for the fancy stuff such as DNS, Web Server,
> e-mail and database. It's all just horses-for-courses.
>
Since we're on a budget Linux is going to be doing file/print plus DNS,
Web, routing, and e-mail. In our case the only thing left is the
database.
Later, Greg
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