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NT4 / Win2000 networking vs Linux - system admin's point of view?

Asked by mickeyduck in Windows NT Networking

I help look after an NT network of about 50 computers, and I have a somewhat limited experience of Linux.
I'm doing a research assignment for tech (nearly graduated ;-) to report on Linux vs WinNT networking. Been reading lots of texts and going thru the Linux NAG etc... but would like to know, from an experienced Network Administrator's point of view, what are the crucial pros and cons of using Linux vs WinNT4 or Win2000?
Basically I'm looking for a real-life appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of each networking OS in comparison, based on experience, not just theory.
Issues such as supported protocols, network file systems, security (authentication and authorisation, logging vs auditing), and ease or effectiveness of management tools (i.e. NT GUI tools versus Linux scripting?), host lookup, routing, hardware compatibility, scalability, server & routing performance under different situations etc seem to me like key areas that need addressing. Maybe there's others too?

Reference to technical info (Linux man pages etc) or websites etc would be fine to include (as well as being helpful ;-), and I'd like to be able to make reference to the name and credentials of the successful author of an "answer", in my report.

Don't get me wrong: whoever answers this isn't going to be "doing my assignment for me", but like I said, there's a big difference between textbooks and real-world experience. Hence I'm looking for an authoritative first-hand point of view backed up by your credentials as well as reference to things like man pages, and some fairly specific info, not just opinion.

Because I can't offer more than 300 points, I'll offer the most points I can with this qualifying question: Why choose WinNT4 / Win2000 over Linux?
I'll post this under a Linux section too, with the opposite bent ;-)

PLEASE NOTE:
Because this is a bit of an unusual question, I'd like to offer the points to the person who provides what I see as the most suitable / helpful answer by say, Friday 1st June. So please play fair and submit as "proposed" answers, and don't lock the question by submitting as an "answer". I trust EE won't mind this bend of the rules, considering my oddball question?

Many thanks in advance - Charlie.

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NT4 / Win2000 networking vs Linux - system admin's point of view?

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