At work we have several linux servers, a few (1 or 2 kicking around) windows boxen, and a bunch of macs. For our file sharing needs on the lan I've historically just set up a samba share or 2 on one of my linux servers and things have just worked.
Today they stopped just working. I would bore you with the nitty-gritty details of OS X's new hatred towards the particular samba config I'm using, but I think that is ancillary to the question I really want to ask: What other methods are there out there for simple file sharing on a private lan? My requirements are simple: I want all the computers on my lan to have easy access to a centralized share (i.e., support for windows, OS X, and linux clients). I want this share to be hosted on one of my linux servers so it will integrate more easily with my backup system. I don't care much about security - sensitive stuff is not stored there - more like "hey, I need those latest images" or "can you put up that disk image so I can burn 20 copies", etc. I only really care that you can't see this share unless you are on the lan, as I pretty tightly control what devices are allowed on the lan in the first place. Is Samba really my best option? Is NFS more viable (how's windows support?) Should I pursue a netatalk setup? Will this work for my windows clients? Is there something else I've not heard of that I really should try? Thanks! - Kimball http://www.kimballlarsen.com /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
