aaronheat Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 HeyIs it possible to set up a network domain without having a server to go through (e.g. windows server). As I would like to set up a home network domain on my XP Pro OS pc..is this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
net_user Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 noin a nutshell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 No, workstation OSes lack the necessary components to handle domain traffic. However, you can emulate a Windows domain with Samba on *nix, so if you have a spare PC lying around, you could always give that a try (and although not as easy as a Windows OS as far as the learning curve will go, it's definitely cheaper ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronheat Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Ok thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cconk01 Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 (edited) As for using Samba i read an article that said that the current release of samba has the functionality of that equivalent to a Windows NT server... pretty outdated.... I have worked with samba briefly, can anyone tell me if you can use group policy settings with samba in the manor that you do with 2000 server or 2003 server? Edited May 5, 2006 by cconk01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
net_user Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 you would probally get a better answer if you posted in a linux forum...as this is a xp forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hey, you said domain, not what kind - and as for NT4-functionality, yes, you lose the Group Policy aspect, but you can still use policies and logon scripts (oh, and Group Policy settings are almost all registry settings anyway). There's a price with a free solution, but hey, it's free . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59493423 Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 no , I want you can do it!no , I want you can do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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