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Samba
The Linux Samba server supports the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol (also known as the Common Internet File System, or CIFS, protocol). Microsoft Windows uses SMB natively to share files and printers. Thus, Samba is most commonly used to turn a Linux box into a file and print server for Windows clients. Indeed, Samba is so effective that Samba enables Linux to sneak into otherwise Windows-domainated shops, with management none the wiser. However, Samba can be employed as much more than a file and print server. Samba supports many configuration options and it can perform a variety of complex tasks.
Samba performs wonderfully as a file and print server. But did you know that it could be the master of a domain? We'll show you how.
Samba has been called Linux's stealth weapon -- the killer app that allows Linux to replace Windows file servers. Samba's creator, Andrew Tridgell, talks about the origins of Samba and the future of Open Source.
Andrew Tridgell's implementation of the SMB protocol allowed Linux to "dance" with Windows, but it wasn't always easy.
KDE 3.x has some nice, built-in, multi-protocol network browsing features, but, unfortunately, chances are that your Linux distribution doesn’t enable or configure those features automatically. So, this month, let’s dive into KDE and get connected.
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Open Linux Router wants to go beyond Open Standards for protocols to Open Source for the entire device.
See how to use Ethereal to monitor your network’s traffic.
ATA over Ethernet connects ATA disks to remote hosts via Ethernet, providing sites with a low-cost storage area network built from commodity components.
KDE.News has a look at KDE 3.4's Zeroconf support. They interview Jakub Stachowski, the developer behind Zeroconf support in KDE 3.4. Stachowski talks about the state of Zeroconf in KDE, where it's going and which distros support it out of the box. Linux Magazine also looked at Zeroconf way back in August 2003.
Squid is often used as a reverse proxy to spare web servers from repeated requests for the same content. But Squid can also be used to spare you from interminable delays when requesting content. Deployed as a local caching proxy, Squid can reduce your site’s bandwidth consumption and make browsing more responsive. Learn how it works, and start saving time and money today.
In the near future, the city of Cincinnati, Ohio will become the first municipality in the country to receive broadband over power lines (BPL). The service, which promises at least one megabit per second download and upload speeds, can be accessed via any electrical socket using an adapter that closely resembles a large cell-phone charger. The technology is proven, the Federal Communications Commission is endorsing it, and unlike DSL or wireless, BPL can go anywhere that power goes. And BPL is cheap: the basic one mbps service is priced at $29.95 per month.
Configuring your network requires a ton of tedious work, unless you take advantage of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Building an extensible enterprise-class network requires the right tools and forethought. This article, the first of two parts, introduces the possibilities and issues of large-scale network design.
I often see questions from people trying to install IEEE 1394 -- more commonly known as Firewire -- devices in Linux. Some newer distributions support FireWire "out of the box," but not all FireWire hardware is compatible with Linux. This month's column answers some burning questions about FireWire.
How do I get multiple IP addresses on a single network card?
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and its successor RIPv2 are the glue that makes the Internet work. Here's how.
I just purchased Mandrake 7.0 and got it running on a new computer. I have a home network of five workstations and would like them to be all configured to use DHCP. Can you help me do this?
In the Linux (or Unix) world, most network interfaces, such as eth0 and ppp0, are associated with a physical device that is in charge of transmitting and receiving data packets. However, some logical network interfaces don't feature any physical packet transmission. The most well-known examples of these "virtual" interfaces are the shaper and eql interfaces. This month, we'll look at how this kind of interface attaches to the kernel and to the packet-transmission mechanism.
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a cost-effective,
relatively secure means of transporting data between a number of connected points. And Linux can be
used quite easily to set up and administer such a network. Using simple tools created by the folks
at LinuxCare, someone with a basic Linux background can set up and maintain a VPN for either
corporate or personal use.
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Podcast: Ted Ts'o InterviewIn this podcast, Ted Ts'o, the Linux Foundation's newly appointed Chief Platform Strategist, takes a few minutes to talk to Linux Magazine about his new role with the Linux Foundation, the status of Ext4, the Linux Standard Base, and more. |
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Podcast: Interview with Ubuntu's Jono Bacon and Jorge Castro This week we spent some time talking to Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon, and External Projects Developer Liaison Jorge Castro, about the Ubuntu community, Personal Package Archives, and where Linux is headed in 2008. |
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