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*ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > >
