Jose Sanchez wrote:
Hi,
I was wondering if someone could give me some web sites where I could find information on how to setup a network. We are going to buy a server for our lab and connect our desktops running WXP to it. The idea is that every user could use any computer without having problems with the desktop configuration and the files stored. Because now we have five independent PC and if someone uses and saves his files in a particular computer he has to work there always because he has no shared harddrive... :-\ It is really a problem.
I hope someone could give me some info and help
thanks
Jose PS: also if someone could recomend me a server to buy will be excellent. We have 10 users and the server will be used for the purpose I just explain and also as a mail and web sever.
use the samba package, read about it - it's in the packages section (/usr/share/docs/packages - or something close to that). If you're on a budget, visit ebay for good used servers or a local shop in your area (if there are any shops like that in your area). If you want new, shop around. I've had good experiences with all the major vendors. However, as far as support is concerned, HP has the best I've seen. Dell has the worst! Supposedly - at one time, Dell had good support...not any more! I've seen too many clients have bad experiences with Dell. But they do have the cheapest corporate prices....so, I guess you get what you pay for.