1.0 Comparing Networking Features of Linux & Microsoft.
Microsoft
* Next Generation TCP/IP Stack: this networking feature of windows is available for “Windows Server 2008” and “Windows Vista”. It is a “complete redesign of TCP/IP functionality for both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) that meets the connectivity and performance needs of today 's varied networking environments and technologies.” Joe Davies (2008) * Server Message Block 2.0 (SMB): this networking feature of windows is also available for both “Windows Server 2008” and “Windows Vista”. It can also be termed as the “Common Internet File System (CIFS)”. It is used on widows-based computers as a default file sharing protocol.
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Another feature that “Ubuntu” offers is the ease of authentication. Authentication plays an important part as it helps computers on a network to recognise each another and allows for information to be shared. “Ubuntu Server” comes with “Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)”. This ensures that a shared directory service can be built if it is needed.
Supported versions of Ubuntu Server come with “Likewise-Open”. This is used to integrate with the system using Microsoft Active Directory. Machines on Active Directory can be identified, share credentials and access resources with “Ubuntu” machines through the use of this software. Resources for Windows clients can easily be provided by “Ubuntu” servers without an additional security burden.
1.2 Installing Ubuntu and configuring network services for Windows and Linux for file sharing and printing.
“Ubuntu” Installation.
After “Ubuntu” was installed, “Samba” was downloaded and configured. It was installed through the terminal command using this command: “sudo apt-get install samba samba-command”.
Configuring network settings.
Ubuntu accessed via Microsoft.
Sharing folders on the network.
File manager opened to allow for folder sharing.
Sharing folder on Windows from Ubuntu.
Shared folder in Microsoft.
1.3 Linux Distribution Costs.
Performance
The cost associated with the performance is related to the hardware of the “Ubuntu” server as the server’s
I setup windows 2008 server create Microsoft Active Directory(AD), AD can centralize all user accounts for management and setup use right to access File Server permissions can enhance the level of flexibility in management.
! server at 192.168.1.200 access-list 111 permit tcp any host 192.168.1.200 eq 135 access-list 111 permit tcp any host 192.168.1.200 eq 139 access-list 111 permit tcp any host 192.168.1.200 eq 445 access-list 111 permit udp any host 192.168.1.200 eq 137 access-list 111 permit udp any host 192.168.1.200 eq 138 access-list 111 permit udp any host 192.168.1.200 eq 445
SAMBA : Samba service is necessary to share files between Linux and Windows system. Also used to configure domain controller and wins server.
This allows you to share centrally stored files to all of your connected computers easily. It also makes sharing a printer much easier than transfering everything to one computer as a gateway.
When you have a single server, users will have to login to their local machines via a local account. Any data that they would need access to on the network will need to be authenticated via a set of credentials on the server itself. The user in this case will be using two different set of credentials to access all of their data. When you move into a directory-based network with multiple servers in different roles, things become very easy for both the users and the administrators. The administrators will need to connect each computer to the domain that way the computer will become trusted and the user accounts will be able to be authenticated by the domain controller. Both the local computer logins as well as access to all of the data on each and every server will be the same and configured from just one location. This makes it easier for the
Once one of the computers is properly configured as a file server, users can access the storage by mapping the drives on the respective computers. The file server will be mapped as a drive and users can store, edit and access files directly from the shared storage disk. The disk will be connected to each computer. For example, when a user needs to access any file from the file server, he/she can access the drive that will now be mapped on the every computer (Science - Opposing Views, 2014).
Samba specifically supports Linux access to print services for Windows alongside CUPS and file services as well as authentication through a daemon called Winbind. Winbind, provides communication for Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) and Name Server Switch (NSS) on the Linux side with Active Directory on a Domain Controller. It uses Kerberos and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to authenticate and retrieve user and group information. (Kirkpatrick, 2008) Printing capabilities from the Linux systems will be essential and will most likely be very similar to the requirements with the user tasks in the current XP configuration. Since the print services are managed by Windows resources, meeting the printing needs of the Linux users will be accomplished through SMB using Samba. The printers currently active on the network have been verified to work with Linux systems, so once properly configured, Linux users will have no problem with their printing needs. The protocol for Samba is already integrated into the Windows Server environment so configuring the settings on both the Linux and Windows sides is not a complicated process, although it is an additional requirement that would not be required for a Windows client workstation. (Shinder, 2012) The information required to configure Linux systems to print in the existing environment consist of the print server, printer share and appropriate Windows login password. A script using smbclient shell will support the setup for printer configuration. File sharing in a structured environment is a useful feature that is common in a Windows environment and provides ease of access based on permissions established for designated file shares. Fortunately, this capability is not restricted with the integration of Linux. Samba is a versatile package that can serve as the solution for many areas to include file
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