--------------B139D29C7BD73AD567B918B5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hear, hear! Setting up a machine dual-boot can be instructive, and it's certainly better than NOT trying Linux if you can only afford one machine. It's very good if you have an OS you use infrequently. For example, I did some SECS/GEM work where I use a very expensive simulation tool. It ONLY works on Windows 95 (probably because of the stupid hardware dongle.) But other than running old software, who cares about Win95? I found that my Linux learning curve was VERY slow until I acquired a used machine and set it up as a Linux box. (I have it set it up to boot 3 different distros, but that's a different issue.) Then I realized that if I wanted to use a server, I should have a box to run ONLY as a server. Otherwise needing to have the server up and running discourages me from playing with my three-distro Linux development machine. Luckily I was able to acquire another obsolete machine, and after adding memory, it seemed to run fairly well. I intend to set that guy up as a print server, and then maybe use it for my primary Internet connection. The nice thing about Linux is that it actually runs well on those old throw-away Windows boxes. Vaughn Treude Craig White wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Todd > > Hought > > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 8:30 AM > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: Re: NT5 dual boot > > > > > > Sometimes doing a install on multiple machines isnt really an option > > (resources, might be a production network, etc. etc.) and Since playing > > around with Samba's services and getting it just a little bit > > wrong can be > > catastrophic for a windows network. I did it once, it was ugly. > > But if you have th resources, play with having multiple machines > > if you can. > > It's quite fun to try out all the things that Linux can do really > > well, samba > > being one of them. > > -T > ---- > The process of setting up samba and authenticating against a windows NT > server is totally instructive - especially in terms of having a machine > account. Also, can be instructive on PAM, shares, etc. > > Microsoft DNS is extremely clumsy, but set it up to be a 'slave' DNS server > and see what happens...it's very educational. I can tell you that I have a > number of computers around my house including some Macintosh computers and > having them all integrate - I'm using linux to host my HP LaserJet 4M and > having the Mac's and Windows computers print thru the linux box is an > entirely valuable education. All of my documents are stored on a Windows > 2000 computer and the Windows computers, Macintosh computers and linux > computers access that share. > > Having a dual boot computer would have prevented any of that laboratory > experimentation. When you can put together a decent enough system for $600, > use a switch to share the keyboard, monitor & mouse, a dual-boot system > seems rather trivial. > > Craig > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- ***************** Nakota Software, Inc. Custom Industrial Software Development --------------B139D29C7BD73AD567B918B5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hear, hear! Setting up a machine dual-boot can be instructive, and it's certainly better than NOT trying Linux if you can only afford one machine. It's very good if you have an OS you use infrequently. For example, I did some SECS/GEM work where I use a very expensive simulation tool. It ONLY works on Windows 95 (probably because of the stupid hardware dongle.) But other than running old software, who cares about Win95? I found that my Linux learning curve was VERY slow until I acquired a used machine and set it up as a Linux box. (I have it set it up to boot 3 different distros, but that's a different issue.) Then I realized that if I wanted to use a server, I should have a box to run ONLY as a server. Otherwise needing to have the server up and running discourages me from playing with my three-distro Linux development machine. Luckily I was able to acquire another obsolete machine, and after adding memory, it seemed to run fairly well. I intend to set that guy up as a print server, and then maybe use it for my primary Internet connection. The nice thing about Linux is that it actually runs well on those old throw-away Windows boxes.

Vaughn Treude

Craig White wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Todd
> Hought
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 8:30 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: NT5 dual boot
>
>
> Sometimes doing a install on multiple machines isnt really an option
> (resources, might be a production network, etc. etc.) and Since playing
> around with Samba's services and getting it just a little bit
> wrong can be
> catastrophic for a windows network. I did it once, it was ugly.
> But if you have th resources, play with having multiple machines
> if you can.
> It's quite fun to try out all the things that Linux can do really
> well, samba
> being one of them.
> -T
----
The process of setting up samba and authenticating against a windows NT
server is totally instructive - especially in terms of having a machine
account. Also, can be instructive on PAM, shares, etc.
Microsoft DNS is extremely clumsy, but set it up to be a 'slave' DNS server
and see what happens...it's very educational. I can tell you that I have a
number of computers around my house including some Macintosh computers and
having them all integrate - I'm using linux to host my HP LaserJet 4M and
having the Mac's and Windows computers print thru the linux box is an
entirely valuable education. All of my documents are stored on a Windows
2000 computer and the Windows computers, Macintosh computers and linux
computers access that share.
Having a dual boot computer would have prevented any of that laboratory
experimentation. When you can put together a decent enough system for $600,
use a switch to share the keyboard, monitor & mouse, a dual-boot system
seems rather trivial.
Craig
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