[PLUG-TALK] linux vs windows : google foo

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007, Richard Powell wrote:

> Thanks for the DHCP reference.  It is my assumption that each computer
> that is part of a windows network needs to have a unique name.  Hmmm...
> Maybe the computers don't necessarily *need* to be part of the Windows
> Network?  I just assumed they would be part of the windows network. Now
> I'm wondering if that's a necessity in order to have users login using AD. 
> I guess not really, because I'm sure that pam_winbind just authenticates
> against AD, and AD doesn't actively check the computer name against the
> network before authenticating a user.

Richard,

   The professional network administrators here will correct me if I'm wrong,
but using thin clients with LTSP means each computer is connected to one (of
several, if configured that way) servers running linux. They don't need a
defined name.

   Your linux server(s) could run VMware so the users see a winduhs app when
they log in. Or, based on the business requirements, they might be logging
in to a linux application.

Rich

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