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Ubuntu as a file server
Name: ludvic Date: May 28, 2007 at 14:51:37 Pacific OS: Ubuntu CPU/Ram: Duron 2300/512 Product: clone
Comment:
I'm currently running a Windows XP pro machine as a file srever and I want something different. I might try to install ubuntu server and run it as a pure file server to a group of windows based machines - 2 XP pro, 1 windows 2000. How hard is it going to be and what problems will I run into? Any other advice?
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