Samba4 is not in dd-wrt. Samba4 is not in optware,too, as the samba34 and samba35 packages are compiled without merged samba4 build and there's no extra samba4 package. You should be able to setup a NT4-Domain and join that domain with your Server (to have a single sign on on multiple machines).
If you really need the AD you should consider use the server2008 as primary device if it is to play around you need a "big" linux (probably virtual machine?)
Samba4 is not in dd-wrt. Samba4 is not in optware,too, as the samba34 and samba35 packages are compiled without merged samba4 build and there's no extra samba4 package. You should be able to setup a NT4-Domain and join that domain with your Server (to have a single sign on on multiple machines).
If you really need the AD you should consider use the server2008 as primary device if it is to play around you need a "big" linux (probably virtual machine?)
I could run a xen hypervisor on a custom router board with 1gb of RAM and flash and usb storage as well. Then create a Widows server VM on the router itself.
the new kernel updates are specific updates for virtualization and added driver, I also see a recent change for high mem devices above >128MB ram.
What do you think about that plan? _________________ Location (urban) - 1x Linksys EA8500 (AP wlan0 & wlan1 enabled)
1x Asus 68u (Repeater Bridge w/VAP) - wl0 disabled
1x Asus 87u (Client Bridge) - wl1 disabled
I would suggest to invest some money in a 50$ atom board (e.g. Intel D410PT), 20$ in ram (2 GB), 30$ for hdd (100GB), 50$ for chassis and power. With this very very cheap and you will be much more happy with that.
Another option would be to buy a Seagate Dockstar and put Debian on it. Debian has an experimental samba4 package. The dockstar is cheap (approx 30$ and has a 1,2 Ghz CPU and thus faster than any cheap router).
I think you proposition will bring you a lot of headache. Even Sever 2003 will have problems with 512mb RAM not to speak of server 2008. The VM will be damn slow because I cannot imagine that dd-wrt kernel has any features included that make VMs faster (and kernel bigger). Disk IO is always slow from within a VM, storing the VM on an slow external USB will make things even slower.
I am agree with you. I have bought of 520$ notebook ViewSonic VNB131 based on Intel CULV technology.
It consist of:
Intel SU9400 1,8 GHz (2 head, 4 threads),
4 Gb RAM
500 Gb HDD (5400 rpm).
It consumes only 14 Wt and works very fast.
My router Asus RT-N16 consumes at least 12 Wt and works so slow...!
Also I have bought 4 x 2 Tb external HDD and plug in them to the notebook.
It works 24x7 and download torrents and files from Internet.
No more problems and headache because I install on notebook Windows 7 Ultimate x64, utorrent and all works fine and very reliably!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 19:28 Post subject: Updates?
This thread was started several years ago while Samba4 was still in pre-stable. It also turns out that Samba4 now has some [i]lower[/i] system requirements than the 3.x versions, which may make it more suitable for an Optware package.
Any updates? Other than contacting the Samba team, any ideas on who I could help out with investigating/building Samba4 for Optware?
With some modern hardware, it seems viable and desirable to have router+WiFi+AD-DC in one box, especially if it includes RADIUS.
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It is still available in DDWRT, I compiled a build with it some time ago but it is slow and bulky so not used in public builds.
My friend is still using/compiling Samba35 as he is not happy with the stability of ksmbd although the stability of ksmbd has improved to a usable level nowadays.
