Results 1 to 6 of 6
In our office workplace, 1/3 of the PCs are on pentium 3 and the rest on p4 and dual cores. Most of the OS are windows 2000 and a bit ...
- 07-15-2009 #1Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Jul 2009
- Posts
- 9
Ubuntu connecting to a windows server 2000
In our office workplace, 1/3 of the PCs are on pentium 3 and the rest on p4 and dual cores. Most of the OS are windows 2000 and a bit on XP.
I want to switch the client PCs to xubuntu since windows is becoming expensive and since 1/3 dont really have that much cpu power in them.
Is it possible to connect xubuntu to a windows nt based network environment? If so, how?
- 07-15-2009 #2Linux Engineer
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Location
- Behind You!
- Posts
- 1,108
Yes, Linux can connect to Windows networks. ever heard of Samba?
- 07-16-2009 #3Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Jul 2009
- Posts
- 9
Ok thanks. Ill read up on it. On first look, it is installed on the end-user right and not the server?
- 07-16-2009 #4Linux Engineer
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Location
- Behind You!
- Posts
- 1,108
Its installed on Linux machine only, You need to setup samba Server and Client both on Linux machine for full functionality
- 07-16-2009 #5Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Jul 2009
- Posts
- 9
What features can I access if I install it only on the client and connect it to a windows server 2000?
- 07-16-2009 #6Linux Guru
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- NH, USA
- Posts
- 3,149
you can connect to windows shares and join the domain, you would need the samba server in order to create windows shares on the client
Reply With Quote 
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts