Re: [WinMac] OS-X Server vs Just OS-X
Subject: Re: [WinMac] OS-X Server vs Just OS-X
From: Bruce Johnson (johnson[at]pharmacy.arizona.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 21 2002 - 12:51:55 EST
Rick Kent wrote:
> We have a small network of about 10 Macs and 5 PCs, running AppleshareIP
> 6.3 on a G3 B&W tower (OS 9.2). The server has a 36Gb UltraWide LVD
> SCSI drive that it shares to the network.
>
> We are about to upgrade the server to a G4 tower, and I thought I would
> take the opportunity to switch to OS-X as soon as Dantz releases OS-X
> Retrospect, which we run on the server to back up both the server's
> drives, as well as all the other computers on the network.
>
> Do I get any additional performance or functional benefit out of running
> OS-X Server, over just setting up an OS-X machine and sharing its
> drive? Would the straight OS-X drive share be available to the PCs?
> (Obviously, if not, then my question is moot.) Note that we do not use
> the print server or email components of the server.
Samba would have to be installed on the OSX box, but I'm fairly certain
that precompiled versions exist on the OSX box.
Then you'll need to edit the smb.conf files by hand. OSX-Server has GUI
apps to do this, there may well be some other apps that have been ported
to give a gui interface to it under OSX.
see:
http://osx.macnn.com/features/installsamba.phtml
It refers to OSX beta, but there should be no difference in OSX.
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
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