IBM: Redpaper: Implementing Linux in your Network using Samba | Linux Today

IBM: Redpaper: Implementing Linux in your Network using Samba

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 15, 1999

[ Thanks to Joe
Kaplenk
for this link. ]

This 100 page redpaper on Samba for Linux provides
installation instructions for the four Linux distributions
;
Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 and OpenLinux eServer, Red Hat Linux 6.0 and
6.1, SuSE Linux 6.2 and TurboLinux. After reading this document you
will be able to install your Netfinity server with Samba and use it
in your existing Windows network.”

“Table of Contents:

  • Why would I install Samba?
  • What can I do with Samba?
  • Samba on SuSE Linux
  • Samba on Caldera OpenLinux
  • Samba on Red Hat Linux
  • Samba on TurboLinux”

[ The redpaper is in .pdf format. You may find a .pdf view
for linux here.
]

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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