I have a Shuttle XPC SB75G2 w/ a Pentium 3.0C, 1 GB DDR400. I'm going to buy a huge ass HD, prob 2 x 250 GB HDs simply for file storage (Audio & Video files). I have space for 2 HDs nothing more!
I have a copy of Windows XP Pro that I could use and just setup up a couple user names for people in my home to log into, but I'd prefer to use a *real* OS for serving.
I dont want to spend the ca$h for Windows 2000 Server, because I'm running a full Apple network (iMacs and Power Macs, and one PowerBook G4).
I know I could use a Windows OS, but I'd like to run Linux
I've downloaded a couple distros (Mandrake 9.x, Fedora Core 1, and Suse - the boot.iso).
I have used FC1 during beta and liked it so its prob what I'm going to go with (unless someone sways me otherwise!)
So my question is how do I setup Linux to be a file server? I know during the install I have the option... so I'm assuming that all I need to do is create my "users" and boom - I'm done?
I'm using OS X 10.3 on all my Macs and I want the user accounts on the Linux box to reflect the user names on their Macs (easier naming convention).
How do I share out a folder? etc...
I've never done this so all the more info the better!
Thanks for any help.
I have a copy of Windows XP Pro that I could use and just setup up a couple user names for people in my home to log into, but I'd prefer to use a *real* OS for serving.
I dont want to spend the ca$h for Windows 2000 Server, because I'm running a full Apple network (iMacs and Power Macs, and one PowerBook G4).
I know I could use a Windows OS, but I'd like to run Linux
I've downloaded a couple distros (Mandrake 9.x, Fedora Core 1, and Suse - the boot.iso).
I have used FC1 during beta and liked it so its prob what I'm going to go with (unless someone sways me otherwise!)
So my question is how do I setup Linux to be a file server? I know during the install I have the option... so I'm assuming that all I need to do is create my "users" and boom - I'm done?
I'm using OS X 10.3 on all my Macs and I want the user accounts on the Linux box to reflect the user names on their Macs (easier naming convention).
How do I share out a folder? etc...
I've never done this so all the more info the better!
Thanks for any help.