2008/5/21 Rubin Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello all... > I have a question that is outside the realm of my experience but that > has come up several times recently. > > I have a mixed network (some Macs, some PCs) that needs a server. I'm > going through the standard process of deciding between Samba and a > Windows domain controller, my strong preference being to install > Linux/Samba server.
The Mac won't join to a Samba (NT4-style) domain, only to an Active Directory domain. > The sticking point seems to be that the Mac users > need to be able to run Access and Quickbooks, recent versions, neither > of which are ported to the Mac as I understand it. You could run these under Parallels or VMware Fusion. > > So my question is this: When faced with this situation, what do folks > out there do? Install a Terminal server of some flavor (out of reach > for this tiny non-profit)? Or is there some simple thing I could do > that would bridge the gap in a cost effective and reasonably easy to > administer way? > > Thanks very much in advance, > Rubin > -- > Rubin Bennett > RB Technologies > http://thatitguy.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (802)223-4448 > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little > temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety" > --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- James Peach | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
