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Kalau hanya dengan copy-paste begini, mungkin lebih bagus anda kasih link saja.... Maaf... hanya saran dan pendapat... On 7/18/05, Wiempy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols > > September 29, 2003 > > This Article can be viewed at : > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1304571,00.asp > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Sick and tired of paying Microsoft Software Assurance/Licensing 6 > prices for Windows file/print services? If that's you, you should > learn to do the latest Samba 3 file/print server dance from the > Samba Team. > > Samba is a well-known, open-source drop-in replacement for > Microsoft's Server Message Block (SMB)/Common Internet File > System (CIFS) powered file and print services. The newest version, > Samba 3, is just out, and it works better than ever with Active > Directory. > > NT administrators who are facing expensive upgrade choices as > Microsoft plans to stop supporting NT 4 server with its > domain-based networking on Dec. 31, 2004, should look carefully > at Samba. > > While Microsoft now offers a far better upgrade route from NT > Domains to AD with Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory > Migration Tool 2.0 than Windows 2000 offers for NT users, Allison > thinks that the high cost of upgrading will convince Windows > administrators to try Linux/Unix-based Samba. > > John Terpstra of the Samba Team goes even farther, suggesting > that Windows shops could migrate to Samba 3 servers alone and > abandon the W2K/Server 2003 AD paths. His reasoning is that you > would avoid the initial costs of buying Microsoft server operating > systems and the continuing costs of Microsoft's Licensing 6. > > Me? I can't argue with that. > > It's not as radical a step as it might sound. With a Samba-only > solution, the Windows desktop stays in place. From end users' > perspective, their file/print operations remain unchanged. At the > same time, the Samba Team claims that companies will see a > significant total-cost-of-ownership savings over a Windows server > approach. > > Technically, the most dramatic change Samba 3 has to show up over > its predecessors is that it seamlessly integrates into a Microsoft > AD domain in both native and mixed mode while providing a sign-on > for Unix and Linux clients into an AD environment. > > In basic functionality tests (by Yours Truly), Samba does indeed > work easily in NT Domain in mixed or native mode. For example, XP > and Windows 2000 clients could work with shared drives on Samba 3, > NT, W2K and Server 2003 without a hitch. And to the user's eye, > there aren't any differences among them. > > I also found, however, that an untuned Server 2003 is faster than > untuned Samba 3-or Samba 2, for that matter. But when you take into > account that Samba 3 is free, can run on almost any Linux or Unix > box, and requires almost no maintenance work whatsoever, the TCO > makes Samba a much better price and performance deal. > > Samba 3 also fully implements Kerberos 5 authentication, SMB > signing for tamper-proof file serving sessions and SCHANNEL > security for secure remote procedure calls. In addition, Samba > implements UNICODE character sets. > > While American and Western European IT shops could care less about > UNICODE versus ASCII, it's a major deal elsewhere. Indeed, > according to David de Leeuw, head of the Medical Computing Unit at > Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, "With the release of > Samba 3, we are able for the first time to store our files on the > computer servers in any language we want. Filenames in English, > Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and scores of other languages, used by > our staff and students, mix without problems," thanks to Samba's > UNICODE support. > > Within and without the English-speaking IT world, Samba 3 will be > taken seriously by those interested in alternative ways of bringing > file and print services to their Windows users. > > As for myself, I like Samba 3 a lot. I've been running it since the > late betas that were available this summer. It runs fast, and I never > have to worry with it. And, since I run a mixed NT Domain/AD LAN, > that's saying something. > > Indeed, I had less trouble getting Samba 3 to work with my network > than I did with Server 2003. While I deplore Microsoft's failure to > include backward application compatibility, Server 2003's file/print > is the easiest Microsoft file/print serve to manage I had ever > seen-until now. Samba is still easier and far cheaper. > > Let me put it to you this way: Even if you don't like Linux, but > you need Windows-style file/print (and not a whole lot else from > your servers), you really owe it to yourself and your company to > give Samba a try. When it comes to the file/print dance, Samba's > the best step of all. > > > > Salam, > > Wiempy > > > > Linux & Open Source Center Editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been > using and writing about Unix and Linux since the late '80s and thinks > he may just have learned something about them along the way. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > -- > www.itcenter.or.id - Komunitas Teknologi Informasi Indonesia > Info, Gabung, Keluar, Mode Kirim : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ::: Hapus bagian yang tidak perlu (footer, dst) saat reply! ::: > ## Jobs: itcenter.or.id/jobs ## Bursa: itcenter.or.id/bursa ## > $$ Iklan/promosi : www.itcenter.or.id/sponsorship $$ > > > :: SPONSOR ----------------------------------------------- > Web hosting 1GB space cuma Rp. 65ribu/bln > Multiple website, free domain name. http://www.rakdata.com > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! 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