Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] A lab with Linux or Windows

[Camden Daily <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

>1) ftp or ssh to and from the computers from a remote site.

I don't think regular Windows versions have this as an option (may be wrong 
though) unless you install other software.  Usually only ships with Windows 
Server I believe, and I doubt you want to shell out the money to run Win2k 
Server on every machine.  ftp/telnet may be available if you install IIS, 
but why the hell would anyone do that?

>2) A user will find all his files in his workspace no matter which 
>computer he/she logs onto (in Linux this is done using NFS).

Supposedly, Windows can do "roaming profiles" to accomplish this.  I've 
heard nothing but horror stories in trying to set this up, and have *never* 
actually seen it implemented.

>3) Be able to run a script on a remote computer that will stop or start a 
>background process on each computer in the Lab.

Again, I think this is only possible with a Server addition, or some 
additional software.  As long as you can telnet in, it could be 
accomplished (probably) with simple batch files.

For what you want to be able to do, *nix certainly sounds like the choice 
to go with.  Any MCSE's on the list?

-Camden

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