John H Terpstra wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Mike Grube wrote: > > > Ok, I just wanna make sure, samba works with Windows XP right? I have > > two computers on my network with windows XP and I was about to install > > samba, but if it doesn't work I'm gonna freak out. Mike Grube > > What specifically do you mean by "works"? > > If have a samba controlled domain. My XP machines are members of the > domain. I am NOT aware of any problems. All applications work just fine > whether they use local resources or domain resources. > > Then again, your mileage may vary. It all depends on what you mean by > "works"! My crystal ball is in need of some maintenance - it does not > give me a clear indication of what your needs are.
Also, he doesn't specify which version of Samba or what type of configuration he's got going. My experience (which is not as first-hand as it should be) is that XP is very unsure of itself in the CIFS and MS-RPC arena. It does wierd things like forgetting to register the workgroup<00> name. Urg. No mailslots there. Chris -)----- -- Samba Team -- http://www.samba.org/ -)----- Christopher R. Hertel jCIFS Team -- http://jcifs.samba.org/ -)----- ubiqx development, uninq. ubiqx Team -- http://www.ubiqx.org/ -)----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] OnLineBook -- http://ubiqx.org/cifs/ -)----- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
