I would suggest going to Linux.org's Documentation, Trying IRC at #linux, or #linuxhelp, etc. or try searching Google's usenet archive.

From what I've seen(I don't use linux, I'm a BSD person myself), linux has a large support network that would probably be much better at answering this suggestion then perlmonks.

Also, my personal advice is that NTFS doesn't play nice with any other OS, so I wouldn't use it. Also are you going to be using the special features of NTFS? If not it might be better just to stick with Fat32. I know Win2k runs on it.

And finally, I find it strange that you mention Samba, as there is no possible way that samba can do this. Samba only works through SMB shares, and in order for that to happen, Win2k must be booted.

-xPhase

P.S. Just so you know I did not downvote your post, but from what you said in the CB I felt I'd post something