On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheapest way to get a domain? Consider Linux.
I did consider it. :-) I used to run a SAMBA v3 server (which was also a mail and IMAP server). That's why I asked about getting MS server software ... > Samba 4.0 is now a compatible Active Directory Domain Controller. That means > you can setup a domain with it and play with it with all the native Windows > tools (Active Directory Users and Computers, Group Policy, etc...) For my own very limited purposes, it might suffice. I suppose I can look again. I'd really rather an actual MS setup, tho. > Zentyal is a "small business" distro that acts as a DC using Samba 4. They > want you to register, but it's free to try and a lot easier than setting up a > Samba 4 server by hand. If you are curious, give it a go in a VM. > http://www.zentyal.org/ > > I tried it out when it was in beta. It was functional then, but the interface > was a bit funky and slow. YMMV. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > _____ > From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:55:43 -0800 > Subject: [NTSysADM] Cheapest way to get Win2008 server for home use > > I read where TechNet is being discontinued. At home I have 3-4 PCs. I > wouldn't mind putting them into their own domain. (I don't really need > a domain at home, but it might be nice, I guess). > > So: considering that all I really want is a copy of Win2008 R2 server > (I could use Win2012, I guess, except that I hate the UI), and only > for at most 5 clients, what would be the cheapest way to do that? > Would it still be TechNet, even though that's more than a little > overkill for what I want? I don't want or need Exchange, SharePoint, > etc. Just something to use as a DC, really. > > If it's not too much money, I would consider it. Otherwise I would > just continue using a workgroup ... > > Thanks > >
