From: "Robert Comer" 

> I would look at Linux but I don't have time, especially for this
> satellite office which I'd prefer not to experiment with. Mainly it
> will act as a file and print server. It's connected to the main office
> via a private line.

I don't think I would be comfortable at all in implementing the first Linux
server in a remote office either.

> At some point the NT servers will have to be upgraded, likely for that
> hardware issue. I really prefer to do this when I buy new hardware,
> not try to upgrade the box in place.

That's pretty much the way I feel about things too. I've only upgraded the
OS on 1 PC since I've been here, and no servers.  It might be nice if all
PC's were running the same thing, but the wide range of hardware kind of
precludes that and the cost of replacing all the hardware wouldn't be
enough ROI to do a mass hw upgrade.

The hardware that required W2K was something called an IXA and it's the
part that connects the PC server with the AS/400's bus (for disk sharing),
the server itself still would support NT4.  And after having had to deal
with AD, I must say that I really don't like it for my sized shop, the NT4
domains were so much easier to deal with for what I need. W2K AD is just
way to much overkill that it adds complexity that doesn't need to be there.

- Bob Comer




"Richard B."  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:35:44 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
> >p.s. that was clear as mud to me, so I can imagine it probably doesn't
make
> >sense to anyone else.   So to answer your question, no, no platform
> >changes though there are some backend sw changes hopefully.
>
> No, that was clear enough, we all have such different implementations
> that I understand the confusion better than I would like to. 
>
> I would look at Linux but I don't have time, especially for this
> satellite office which I'd prefer not to experiment with. Mainly it
> will act as a file and print server. It's connected to the main office
> via a private line.
>
> At some point the NT servers will have to be upgraded, likely for that
> hardware issue. I really prefer to do this when I buy new hardware,
> not try to upgrade the box in place.
>
> - Richard

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