well I would like to learn it pre accident I had played with it for a while but that all the pathways screwed up when my brain got the cables plugged in it didn't put them in them right spot so I will read and try. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Bell" <lesbell at lesbell.com.au> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [CentOS] hi > > "Dave" <matthew_17_20 at msn.com> 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. > << > > Dave, I'll point you to two documents to get you started. First: > > http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/Introduction+to+Linux?OpenDocument > > "Linux will appeal to you if: > You are the kind of person who likes to "get under the hood" and > tinker. > You find pointing and clicking to be a very limiting way of > expressing yourself. > You want to develop or run applications for small- and medium-sized > enterprises. > You have a few Windows computers and need a firewall to connect them > to the Internet, or a file server, or an intranet server, or . . ." > > "Essentially, using Windows is a bit like being a passenger in a Boeing > 747. It's smooth, it's comfortable albeit cramped and you have an > entertainment screen right in front of you. But after take-off, you can't > change your mind about where you're going and you're not going to see any > interesting scenery en-route. Using Linux is like piloting your own plane: > you decided where you're going, and when; you can fly high or fly low and > enjoy the scenery. But you can't just leap into the pilot's seat and crank > the ignition - some training and some preparation are necessary." > > If you find this article incomprehensible or a bit tiring to read, you > might like to consider whether you'd prefer to be a pilot or a passenger. > Learning about Linux will involve a lot of reading. > > If you'd like to know more about setting up a basic file/print server for > a > small network of Windows machines, then see: > > http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/Samba:+A+Linux+Server+for+your+Windows+Workstations?OpenDocument > > Best, > > --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP > [http://www.lesbell.com.au] > Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 > FreeWorldDialup: 800909 > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >