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Unix/Linux – Windows Internetworking

Unix/Linux – Windows Internetworking. By Deanna La Fave Raymond Kwan Dennis J. Wong. CIS 454 Local Area Network Professor M. Ganesan. Presentation Outline. Ice Breaker Unix Overview Linux’s Strength Major Distributions of Linux Samba Practical Customization of Samba on a Linux Server

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Unix/Linux – Windows Internetworking

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  1. Unix/Linux – Windows Internetworking By Deanna La Fave Raymond Kwan Dennis J. Wong CIS 454 Local Area Network Professor M. Ganesan

  2. Presentation Outline • Ice Breaker • Unix Overview • Linux’s Strength • Major Distributions of Linux • Samba • Practical Customization of Samba on a Linux Server • Setting Up SWAT to Remotely Configure Samba on a Windows Client

  3. What’s Behind The Movie “Titanic”? • Computing Power! • 350 SGI systems running IRIX6 (Already over budget!) • 200 Alpha system, 105 Running RedHat Linux 4.1 (Saved a lot!); 55 on NT 4; Reminding used Digital Unix 4. • 5TB (About 5,000GB) Hard Disk Capacity • 100Mbps Ethernet • NFS Connects IRIX and Linux • Samba Connects NT and Linux

  4. What Did Linux Contribute to the Movie “Titanic”? • Simulation and Rendering Processing • 3.5 times faster than SGI systems • Running 24 hours a day, never stopped for 3 months to finish the special effects in the film. • Linux’s commercial potential catches attention!

  5. UNIX • First developed in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. • 1977 SCO Unix • 1983 Sun OS • 1986 IBM AIX • 1991 Linux

  6. Linux Overview • A free Unix-type OS • Created by Linus Torvalds at University of Helsiniki in Finland • 1991 development began • 1994 Linux Kernel 1.0 released • 1999 Version 2.2 (current version) • Currently estimated 12 million users. Source: http://counter.li.org/

  7. Linux’s Strengths • Multi-platform • Intel • Sparc • Alpha • Mac/Power PC • Multi-user • Multi-tasking • Built on Open Standards • Reliable

  8. Linux’s Strengths (cont.) • Lowers cost of both desktop and server compared to traditional Unix and Microsoft OS. • Low resource requirements • Intel 386 compatible or better • 2MB Ram • 10MB hard disk space • No licensing headache • Compare for yourself • http://www.linuxrx.com/WS_Linux/OS_comparison.html Source: http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/FAQ/Linux-FAQ.html

  9. Server Market Share Source: Morris, John. “Linux at Large.” PC Magazine, April 2000: 75.

  10. Distributions of Linux • There are various distributors of Linux. • A few major Distributors are: • Caldera Linux www.calderasystems.com • Corel Linux  www.linux.corel.com • Mandrake Linux www.linux-mandrake.com • RedHat Linux www.redhat.com • SuSE Linux  www.suse.com • TurboLinux  www.turbolinux.com

  11. Caldera Linux • Caldera OpenLinux is a multi-tasking, multi- user operating system that gives you the • power and reliability of UNIX. • OpenLinux is Caldera's "distribution" • OpenLinux is ideal for small, medium, and large companies needs to optimize how much they want to spent on existing systems, hardware, & training

  12. Corel Linux • Good Features of Corel: • Easy installation of software • Allows dual boot system • Friendly drag and drop design • Easily used to share Windows files

  13. Mandrake Linux • An enhanced version of RedHat Linux • It has a powerful Graphical Desktop • Comes with Apache Web Server, Netscape Communicator, and various other software

  14. RedHat Linux • Made for ease of use and installation. • Configures TCP/IP for you. • The new packaging system is made to allow upgrading to new Red Hat releases without reinstalling your system. • No partitioning or backing up all your files needed for upgrading.

  15. SuSE Linux • Made for users of all Levels, novice - expert • Allows users to configure the system for fine tuning their system • Supports the newest high end Graphic Card • German version available

  16. TurboLinux • Very popular in Asia • Geared towards corporate needs as well as the home desktop. • Available in English, Japanese, and Chinese • Contains powerful desktop applications such as StarOffice and Netscape.

  17. Created in 1991 by Andrew Tridgell of Australian National University by reverse engineering the SMB protocol. • Is an open source software suite available for use to anyone under the GNU General Public License. • Facilitates UNIX file system and printer sharing with Windows and LAN Manager clients

  18. 1991-1992 Versions .5 and 1.0 are released. • 1992 Dan Shearer contacts Tridgell about a Linux Port. • 1993 NetBios for Unix is announced. • 1994 smbserver 1.6 is released and soon renamed SAMBA. • 1997 Samba for Windows NT domain started. • 1999 Samba 2.0 is released. • Tridgell finishes his Phd Thesis and gets a job with Linuxcare.

  19. Samba enables interoperability between Linux/Unix and Windows. • Samba runs on: • Linux • Solaris • IRIX • The main o/s for Silicon Graphics workstations and servers. It incorporates Unix System V functionality. • HPUX • Almost all other versions of Unix • Accessing files from Linux/Unix looks exactly like you are accessing an NT server.

  20. Samba and Windows • Windows NT OS uses a layered architecture with partitioned user and kernel modes similar to those of UNIX. • NETBIOS – over – TCP/IP (NetBT) is used by Samba to share UNIX resources with Windows clients • SMB AND CIFS are NetBT based protocols. Samba is an implementation of CIFS version 1.0 • Windows 2000 uses Kerberos 5.0 for network authentication.

  21. Who uses Samba? • Cisco • Bank of America • Hewlett Packard • Johnson and Johnson • British Petroleum • Solomon Smith Barney (Citibank’s Investment Brokerage Division) Source: http://www.valinux.com/software/samba.html

  22. SMB PROTOCOL • Created in 1987 as a joint venture between Microsoft and Intel • Four types of operations: • 1) Session commands: used to set up a virtual circuit and validate access. • 2) File commands: permits an application to operate on files. • 3) Printer commands: permits an application to spool jobs to remote printers. • 4) Message commands: provide a means for passing alert, control, and informational messages between the consumer and server applications

  23. CIFSCommon Internet File System • In 1997 Microsoft submitted CIFS specification to IETF. • Is an enhanced version of SMB protocol. • Way to share resources between multiple operating system platforms across the Internet.

  24. Kerberos Ticket Exchange Source: Samba Unix & NT Internetworking

  25. Presetting before Customization of Samba on a Linux File Server • Samba installed as one of the packages when installing Linux • Setup network on Linux • Setup a local printer for sharing • Log into X Windows as root using KDE (Recommended)

  26. Practical Customization of Samba on a Linux File Server • Focus on modifying system file /etc/smb.conf • Setup proper guest accounts on server • Setup Windows clients (Win 95, Win98, Win NT, etc.) Our configurations are base on Mandrake Linux 6.0. Configurations for other distributions may vary.

  27. Modifying smb.conf • Open system file /etc/smb.conf • Add/change or uncomment the following on Global Settings • workgroup = my_workgroup_name • guest account = pcguest • security = user

  28. Modifying smb.conf (Cont.) • Add or uncomment these items on Share Difinitions: • [homes] • comment = Home Directories • browseable = yes • writable = yes • [tmp] • comment = Temporary file space • path = /tmp • read only = no • public = yes

  29. Reloading Samba • Save changes to smb.conf • No need to reboot the computer • Reloading Samba using Unix command • samba stop • samba start

  30. Setting Up PC Clients on Linux Sever • Open User Manager • System  User Manger (at KDE) • Add PC User(s) • Add names (first character must be upper case to make it work, Linux is case sensitive) • Setup password • Primary Group: Guest • Add New User(s) to Guest Group • Open Guest Group Properties • Add new user(s) to the guest group • Save All Changes

  31. Accessing Linux File Server from a PC Client • Login on a PC Client using a guest ID and password preset at Linux server • Open Network Neighborhood • The Linux server should show up as it were in a NT network • Shared Resources Shown • Printer(s) • Public folder – [tmp] • Private folders [homes] [client-name]

  32. Setting Up SWAT at Linux File Server • SWAT – Samba Web Administration Tool • Open /etc/inetd.conf • Add or uncomment this line: • Swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat

  33. Configure Samba Using SWAT at a PC Client • Logon to a PC Client • Open a web browser • Enter URL: http://localhost:901(replace “localhost” with actual host name) • Login as root on the popup Window • Make any changes or check status of Samba using SWAT’s graphical interface

  34. Resouces • Derosest, James W. “Samba - Unix & NT Internetworking”. McGraw-Hill Companies, 2000. • Carter, Gernald & Sharpe, Richard. “Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours.” Sams, 1999. • Hertel, Christopher and Leighton, Luke. “The Story of Samba: Linux's Stealth Weapon.” <http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-09/samba_01.html> • http://www.linux.org/ • http://www.samba.org • http://linuxtoday.com/ • http://www.andover.net/ • http://www.linux-2000.org • http://www.nwc.com/1104/1104f3.html • http://faq.oreillynet.com/linux/FAQ_7_40.shtm • http://www.linux.org/info/advocacy.html • http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/6087/ • ttp://www.linuxlinks.com/local/why.shtml

  35. The End Thank You for Your Time!

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