Subject: Re: Netatalk ok, reliable for large no of users?
From: Matthew Keller (kellermg@potsdam.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 20 2001 - 13:42:07 EST
Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> Is netatalk/Linux a viable alternative to NT4/Windows 2000 for file serving
> for about 120 Mac users?
Piece of cake- Just don't be skimpy on the fast disks or RAM. :) One
possible problem (but not always): If multiple users have the same exact
file open on a Netalk server- Depending how the program deals with
locking, you may get file corruption problems. This is easily tested by,
quite simply, throwing such a file on a Netatalk server, and have a
couple people do whatever it is they do at the same time, and see what
breaks (or doesn't).
--Matthew Keller WebMaster, Interim Network Manager & Host Systems Analyst Computing & Technology Services Information Services Division State University of New York at Potsdam Website: http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/ PGP: http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/crypto/
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