Integrating Linux and Windows (Paperback)

Summary
The complete solutions guide for every Linux/Windows system administrator!

• Your complete Linux/Windows integration guide
• Detailed coverage of dual-boot issues, data compatibility, and networking
• Implementing Samba file/print services for Windows workstations
• 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. This book will help you keep your users happy, your costs under control, and your sanity intact!