[KLUG Members] Re: IP Routing and other issues... -- Samba books

[Bryan J. Smith]

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On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 09:10, Tahnesha Pinckney wrote:
> I think that's exactly what I have to do.  I finally was able to
> re-address all my machines correctly, and now I can ping the windows
> machines from the linux ones and vice versa.
> As far as Samba goes, I've found so many books on it, but I'm not sure
> which ones are really good for beginners.  If you could recommend any,
> it would be greatly appreciated!
> As always, thanks so much for all your help! :-)

I'm biased towards MacMillian since I write for them, including their
largest Samba book.

If you just want the "HOWTO," "Samba in 24 hours" is a good start.

If you want detailed explainations, on a per-chapter-basis (i.e., it's a
reference, not something you read from cover-to-cover), including name
resolutions, multiple subnets, etc..., you want Steve Litt's** 1,248
page "Samba Unleashed."

A recent review picked "Samba Unleashed" #1 over 5-6 other books
published between 1999-2001 (I'll search the LEAPLIST archives and find
the URL).

[ **NOTE:  Mr. Litt and I are not exactly "friends" (for various
reasons), but he's very adept at what he knows.  He book a lot of
research in the book, so it is very good. ]

I wrote Chapter 33 on Cross-Subnet Networking in the latter.  It covers
all those name resolution details (as do other chapters).  I also wrote
Appendix A & B (Solaris, BSD).  AFAIK, we're the only book with an
appendix on Solaris (and one of two with BSD).  That was a good move by
Steve/MacMillian (which I was tasked with -- along with Chapter 33 at
the "last second").

Unfortunately, both books are now dated (1999-2000).  Although they'll
"get you started," you're still going to have to "break down" and read
the additional, technical documentation (usually in /usr/share/doc/samba*).
Fortunately the books are as cheap at $10 used at liquidators now.

[ I don't get royalties, nor do I know any "contributing author" that does
so don't worry about buying used.  I don't know about Steve, the main
author, but he probably does, or did for a fixed amount of time. ]

The "further good news" is that everything you read is 100% applicable
to understanding "Windows Networking" itself.  Microsoft makes it "point-n-
click" on Windows, but if you run into issues on Windows, _knowing_
the Samba docs will help immensely!

E.g., if you read my Chapter 33, I mention issues with NetBIOS name
resolution and the inability of a colleague of mine to get his PocketPC
to sync with his desktop (total NetBIOS issue).


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