Re: iSeries domain logon support

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 22:20, Tom<tomh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

network. ÂThe Win2K server on the iXS is the primary domain controller, and
that's really all it's used for (no DHCP, no DNS, etc).

Active Directory requires DNS, and most SOHO setups run DNS on their
DCs. Where are you running DNS for your AD environment?

Besides, i think is a very, very bad idea. Netserver doesn't really
work all that well, and the PDC Emulator it brings with operates at
the NT4 level - so it'd be a huge step back from the W2000 Server
you're running now.

The IBM i is good for business apps, but not for base infrastructure.
If you have Windows clients, you basically also need Windows server to
e.G. provide patch management (WSUS) and security management (ePolicy,
SEPM, etc.) and Active Directory for group policies, central
authentication, etc.

Samba - the open source project which offers similar functionality as
netserver is also still stock in NT4 land, but support for SMB2.0 and
Active Directory Domains is currently in the beta stage (roughly 10
years after introduction).

- Â Â Â Â ÂWhat if the user can't authenticate to the iSeries domain
controller? ÂWill they be 'locked out' of the PC until they do network
authentication, or will they be logged in using a stored copy of their
Windows user profile, or will something else happen?

Windows can cache credentials.

- Â Â Â Â ÂWhat if we upgrade client systems from XP to Vista or Windows 7?

Currently, Netserver requires Vista/7 to be configured with a
non-standard, lower security to even access your files.