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SolutionBase: Configure a Samba server in Linux with SuSE's YaST

Even if Windows rules the desktop in your organization, you can still use Linux as a file server in the background. All it takes is installing Samba. Rather than fighting with samba.conf text files, Jack Wallen shows how to get the job done with the YaST installer in SuSe Linux.

Tags: Samba, Server, SAMBA Server, SuSE, Jack Wallen, Linux, Open Source, File Servers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Download resources 2007-05-14

Samba servers vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks

Samba servers vulnerable to denial-of-service attacksPatchs for everyone!Pick your favorite OS/App and download the patch of the day...I had these patches installed yesterday...Where's your nose for news? These packages were available yesterday..... apt's pretty cool :) automating it is even better ;)I'd like to see their exploit, how they found...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Patches, Linux, Servers, Operating systems, SECURITY, Samba, SAMBA Server, server, denial of service

Discussion threads 2004-09-14

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Dejal Simon 2.5.5 (Mac)

Dejal Simon is the essential site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports, and other services for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, Twitter, HTML reports, and other means. Add tests to Simon to track...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Twitter Inc., Monitoring, Server, Web Page, Dejal, Dejal Simon, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-25

News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Samba, Microsoft cooperate on new set of SMB/CIFS docs?

Sweet...Zoom Zoom!RE: Samba, Microsoft cooperate on new set of SMB/CIFS docs?I'd prefer that Microsoft do its own thing rather than work with SAMBA considering the actions of some members of that team.I agree...because interoperability and competition is a bad thing for the market. Btw, what actions of what members?The...

Tags: SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows, Samba, Microsoft Corp., Common Internet File System, Loverock, Jeremy, small and medium business

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Why writing a Windows compatible file server is (still) hard

Why writing a Windows compatible file server is still hardThis article was more chatty...than SMB/CIFS. I was ready for the answer to the riddle about half way through. But other than that... interesting stuff. It makes me want to test the issue. Thanks.Good jobntLolSo A windows feature is...

Tags: File servers, Storage management, Servers, Operating systems, Windows CIFS, Is it Microsoft, Samba, Microsoft Corp., file server, server, Windows Compatible, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Synergix imageIT 2009 9.0 (Windows)

ImageIT is the fastest and easiest Microsoft Windows Operating System Deployment Software. You can now store your disk images with an online storage service provider and restore using HTTP / FTP, besides the traditional Windows Server or Samba on UNIX. Using ImageIT Hot Backup option, end users can backup...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Synergix, ImageIT, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-01

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Eating my own dogfood?

Eating my own dogfood?My month with UNR so farI have been using UNR 9.04 for a month now, on my Acer Aspire One A150. I like it very much. My multiple boot AAO has two other operating systems on it as well (openSUSE 11.1 and Windows XP Home), but those...

Tags: SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows XP, Ubuntu, Eating, Samba

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Canonical's Ubuntu reaches for the cloud

Canonical's Ubuntu reaches for the cloudJaunty Jackalope is DOAUbuntu 9.04 ("Jaunty Jackalope") is dead on arrival DOA, as far as I'm concerned. I first tested it as a "LiveCD" on a 2.4 GHz Intel Celeron laptop computer with 512 MB RAM (470 MB available to system) and internal 30...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Jaunty Jackalope, Canonical

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Ubuntu 9.04 to be available for download Thursday

  Canonical will make its much anticipated Ubuntu 9.04 upgrade available for download on Thursday. The platform --which includes a desktop, server and netbook edition -- offers faster bootups (as fast as 25 seconds, its developers say), cloud support, OpenOffice 3.0, support for Skype...

Tags: Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition, Linux, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, OpenOffice, Open Source, E-mail Servers, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Open source NFS client on tap for Windows?

Open source NFS client on tap for Windows?What the heck....Whats with the Microsoft story with no in's to call them evil. Somehow this must advance Microsoft's evil agenda to take over the world and kick puppies./Off Topic TrollingIn regards to the story, cool, I can always use more connectivity.....- SamWhat...

Tags: IP storage, NFSv4, Network File System, Microsoft Corp., Kerberos, Microsoft Windows, Open source NFS client, open source

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'Good Article I'm a PC and I don't like the Apple ads. Mostly because they poke fun at the stereotypical "geek", which is me and it wears on me. Nonetheless Apples strategy is...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, NOW IT, Apple Inc., advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., new ad campaign, ad campaign, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

GPL's cloudy future

One of the things about getting older is that you learn to ignore things until you have to do something about them. It's a learned efficiency, I suppose, rationing your increasingly precious time out to the unceasing demands upon it. I finally realized I have to do some serious thinking...

Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Free Software Foundation, BSD, Free Software, Affero GPL, AGPL, Open Source, Jeremy Allison

Blog posts 2009-04-07

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-23

BriefingsDirect Analysts list top 5 ways to cut enterprise IT costs during economic downturn

BriefingsDirect Analysts list top 5 ways to cut enterprise IT costs during economic downturnGet rid of MS Office suites/desktops & Server OSI can see no valid reason why anyone other than they think they need it the end user could not use Open Office.Also, that goes for Outlook, Thunderbird has...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Servers, Microsoft Office, SECURITY, Briefingsdirect, IT cost, server, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-03-22

Novell chief: 'Our Linux performance did not meet our expectations'

Novell chief: 'Our Linux performance did not meet our expectations'The PriceNo doubt Novell is experiencing the results of months of negative public feedback from the community that they betrayed with their MS deal.With the recent Red Hat/MS agreement (which doesn't compromise the community) Novell has lost their "interop" advantage.Red Hat...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, performance, Novell Inc., Linux, SuSE, Linux performance

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Don't ignore the netbook

Don't ignore the netbookI agree completelyThe Netbook is the form factor that Apple always bragged about, except when considering price.Sure, we can make sleeker desktops, smaller desktops, and even thinner laptops, but we can't do the smallest?They always talked up the Mac Mini for the same reason, now they don't...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhone

Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhoneWow... some attack....notntOpen to Ballmer means open to taking your money oropen to taking your ideas oropen to spreading FUD oropen to being too big to fail or justopen to like a trap ready to close at anytime.Tell Ballmer he can talk about open when MS...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer, openness, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, attack

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

“Security” issues

“Security” issuesPoor programming and poor programmers.Software producers have convinced everyone it is the nature of software to have security problems. Why has the world bought that scenario? I still say that software companies need to be held financially accountable for the damages their software causes its users. Microsoft should have...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, security, SunOS 5.10

Discussion threads 2009-01-26