[ Thanks to M Kincora
for this link. ]
“At times, the Windows-Linux integration process can seem like a
many-headed monster, and IT pros must contain it to avoid getting
eaten alive.“In a recent story, we wrote how IT pro Jeffrey Small wrestled
with a Windows XP-Red Hat Linux-Samba installation. After reading
the story, a few readers wrote to us about tricks that could help
Small and others implementing or managing Windows-Linux
environments.“Background: Small, an Austin, Texas-based IT consultant, was
asked by a customer to install the Windows XP operating system on
new PCs. Small configured the server to run Samba, the open-source
implementation of SMB protocol. He configured the workstations and
installed a Linux firewall. The server installation was smooth, but
the Windows browser on workstations wouldn’t recognize the Linux
server. At the time of Small’s installation, service pack one for
Windows XP was not available…”
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