Authors: Mike McCune
Pages: 358
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN13: 9780130306708
The complete solutions guide for every Linux/Windows system administrator!
This complete Linux/Windows integration guide offers detailed coverage of dual-
boot issues, data compatibility, and networking. It also handles topics such as
implementing Samba file/print services for Windows workstations and providing
cross-platform database access. Running Linux and Windows in the same
environment? Here's the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute solutions guide you've
been searching for!
In Integrating Linux and Windows, top consultant Mike McCune brings together
hundreds of solutions for the problems that Linux/Windows system administrators
encounter most often. McCune focuses on the critical interoperability issues real businesses face: networking, program/data compatibility, dual-boot systems, and more. You'll discover exactly how to:
Use Samba and Linux to deliver high-performance, low-cost file and print
services to Windows workstations
Compare and implement the best Linux/Windows connectivity techniques: NFS,
FTP, remote commands, secure shell, telnet, and more
Provide reliable data exchange between Microsoft Office and StarOffice for Linux
Provide high-performance cross-platform database access via ODBC
Make the most of platform-independent, browser-based applications
Manage Linux and Windows on the same workstation: boot managers, partitioning, compressed drives, file systems, and more.
For anyone running both Linux and Windows, McCune delivers honest and
objective explanations of all your integration options, plus realistic, proven
solutions you won't find anywhere else. Integrating Linux and Windows will help
you keep your users happy, your costs under control, and your sanity intact!