Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:37:34 +0100 From: "Keith Watson" keith.watson@kewill.com Subject: RE: [ALUG] linux file/print server at home To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Message-ID: 63F7A21F1CA18143AFDBF28E2A7D6BBA030BDD52@endor.kewill-europe.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
From: Paul Sent: 31 March 2006 10:21
Hi Neill
On Wednesday 29 March 2006 17:33, Neill Lillywhite wrote:
i'm looking to revamp my home network now the kids want their own
PCs
and i'm looking at configurations
i've done a fair bit of reading around this and am currently
tinkering
with fedora 5 trying to get it to act as a PDC - with spectacular
lack
of success thus far it has to be said !!
This sounds like an ideal application for LTSP from www.ltsp.org - I've seen it in use in a domestic environment and it appeared to work well. This may not be the best system to set up without some experience of Linux, but it should provide some food for thought.
Of course, for file & printer sharing, a simple Samba server may suit your needs better. I've never needed to fully configure it, only once did I have to set up basic services for a solitary W95/98 box.. If I had to do it again, I would strongly recommend getting a copy of the "Linux Cookbook" by Schroder. It covers virtually all the topics encountered when building a network.
And when the cookbook fails to answer a question, we are always here to act as a safety net ;)
Regards, Paul.
I have a feeling that I've seen a thread along similar lines somewhere on the Ubuntu forums (or maybe it was the wiki), anyway why not pop over to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ or http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ and see if the search facility turns up anything?
Regards,
Keith
It is very easy to do with Ubuntu, there are detailed instructions at http://www.howtoforge.com/samba_setup_ubuntu_5.10 but most of the instructions would apply to a Fedora setup. If the OP would like an original copy of Ubuntu, drop me a line and I'll stick a copy in the post. I found it much easier to set up than using Fedora especially using wireless (Ubuntu detected wireless adaptor automatically where Fedora didn't).
Tony