when I tried installing the computer said I need a 32 bit version but I don't see it listed can you see it listed I can always just run my printer into a computer near its printing isn't a big issue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Huff" <shuff at vecna.org> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [CentOS] hi > > On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Dave wrote: > >> Hi I just joined I have a serer who's purpose life is to be a >> fileserver/print server right now it is running windows 98 because it is >> an older computer look at an alternate os such as this will this allow >> windows based machines to talk to it save files retrieve files and also >> how difficult is it to install. > > you may want to look at a "turnkey" file server solution, such as > OpenFiler: > > http://www.openfiler.com/ > > this particular project is based on Linux, but is designed specifically > to be an easy-to-use file server, rather than a general- purpose machine. > you may be able to use the built-in printing system to add print server > capabilities to an OpenFiler box; i haven't tried to do so, so i can't > tell you for sure. > > -steve > > -- > If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable > fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >