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post #1 of 4
4/30/07 at 5:40am
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I'm trying out the Community Test Project of Microsoft's new Windows Home Server. It implements a new offshoot of software RAID 0 in which you can add/remove drives pretty much at will (and they don't even have to be the same size).

However (with Microsoft there's ALWAYS a however)....

Did Microsoft deliberately design this software so it ONLY serves to Windows PC's (wouldn't put it past 'em)?

I have an Ubuntu Linux PC in one of the bedrooms, and it can't see the folders on the server to save my life. When I browse the Samba network I can see the server there. When I try to access it, I get prompted for my username and password, just like the first time from Windows PC's. But the Linux machine gives me an error message saying "unable to display the contents of this folder."

Any ideas how to get around this?

For obvious reasons I don't think I should ask this in Microsoft's support forums.

Thanks!
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post #2 of 4
4/30/07 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by Robert Simandl View Post


Did Microsoft deliberately design this software so it ONLY serves to Windows PC's (wouldn't put it past 'em)?

I have an Ubuntu Linux PC in one of the bedrooms, and it can't see the folders on the server to save my life. When I browse the Samba network I can see the server there. When I try to access it, I get prompted for my username and password, just like the first time from Windows PC's. But the Linux machine gives me an error message saying "unable to display the contents of this folder."

Any ideas how to get around this?

For obvious reasons I don't think I should ask this in Microsoft's support forums.

Hi Robert. I'm the General Manager for Windows Home Server...so...
  1. Windows Home Server uses the same SMB/CIFS stack as Windows Server 2003. Assuming you have Samba configured correctly, there is no reason why it should not work against a Windows Home Server shared folder.
  2. We are not aware of anything we've done that would break what you are trying to do; at the same time, we do not test it in our labs.
  3. I regularly use a Mac to access shared folders on my Windows Home Server. So I know that the Samba stack on the Mac works.
  4. I am no Linux/Mac/Samba expert, so I can't give you specific configuration advice. Sorry; I just found this post by chance with a forum search.

Lastly, why would you be afraid to post this on the Windows Home Server Forums? (www.serverplayground.com). I'd be just as happy to answer your questions there as here. If you asked there, maybe someone else in the Windows Home Server community might be able to help?
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post #3 of 4
4/30/07 at 1:59pm
I know nothing of windows home server. However, I've had shared folders in XP that sometimes worked when browsing them, and sometimes didn't from ubuntu using nautilus (what are you using to browse the samba shares?). However, even when browsing didn't work I was able to mount the folders (not sure why this is the case). Have you tried mounting them? Just something to try...
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post #4 of 4
5/3/07 at 5:47pm
I would use a Linux server any day over a windows box. I would look at using unraid if you want storage with raid type of protection. I use mirrored drives for my main boot and mythtv storage and then edit and move to regular drives. I am testing a program that I wrote that gives you the benefits of raid without ANY of the issues of raid for regular drives of any type regardless of real or virtual. I am not saying anymore until I copyright this and GNU it (or whatever I do) to protect the idea. BTW, I have a working proto right now and it does work.
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