Appendix 6: Linux as a Server

One of the many versatile features of Linux is its ability to act as a server in

various network environments. Linux, and therefore Debian, provides features

that allow it to act as a server for Windows and Windows 95/98 machines. It

can also act as a server for an AppleTalk network, or even a Novell network.

SAMBA is the name of the software that provides the tools for serving Win 

dows machines. A very comprehensive discussion of this tool can be found

at:

http://lake.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba

There is also a HOWTO that can be found at:

http://www.interweft.com.au/other/samba/smb se.html

as well as a FAQ that can be found at:

http://sunse.jinr.dubna.su/local/samba/samba.faq.html

AppleTalk, the Macintosh network protocol, can be supported by the kernel if

the proper appletalk.o module is provided, or compiled into the kernel. This

network is also called netatalk and a HOWTO can be found at:

http://www.anders.com/projects/netatalk/

Linux can also be run directly on a Mac with the product called MKLinux.

Information on how to set up netatalk on MKLinux can be found at:

http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/dubois/mklinux/netatalk setup.html

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