iMAC and Linux

[Net Llama]

Well, the thing is, while Macs can do SAMBA, they'll natively do
AppleTalk.  Linux will do both, although SMB support is far more mature.
Have you considered perhaps installing something like Yellow Dog Linux
on the Mac, and then running MOL (Mac on Linux), which is basically
Win4Lin for Macs, except its open source?

Also, what exactly in AOL does your wife want/need?  

--- Tyler Regas <tyler at pdahandyman.com> wrote:
> The only solutions I know of are DAVE from Thursby Software
> (www.thursby.com), PC MacLAN from Miramar
>
(http://www.pcmaclan.com/miramarweb.nsf/web/prod_nav_pcm_pcmproductsinde
> x), and Service for Macintosh in Windows NT/2000 Server. You can offer
> internet access from Linux machines to Macs by simply using the
> appropriate Ethernet services (DHCP, static IPs) but file sharing is
> outside of my knowledge.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Tyler
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-users-admin at linux-sxs.org 
> > [mailto:linux-users-admin at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Joel Hammer
> > Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 12:29 PM
> > To: linux-users at linux-sxs.org
> > Subject: iMAC and Linux
> > 
> > 
> > Is anyone using the new iMAC on a network with linux servers 
> > (dhcp,samba, gateway)?
> > 
> > My wife's win98 box is dying, along with the monitor. This 
> > might be a nice time to buy an apple. She will not use linux 
> > since it won't run AOL. However, I would like to dump one 
> > more windows box in my house. (They all seem to be dying 
> > natural deaths.)

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Lonni J. Friedman                     netllama at linux-sxs.org

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