# Riding a MS Network with Linux

DevFeed: [Riding a MS Network with Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/riding-a-ms-network-with-linux-37811.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/ms-network/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [proxy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxy.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apt.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/email.md>)

Tags: [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/client.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [installation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/installation.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [proxy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxy.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to using Ubuntu Linux on a Windows machine connected to a Microsoft-based corporate network. It covers obtaining a domain certificate, configuring proxies with CNTLM, supporting browsing and apt, setting up Thunderbird email, and accessing Lync or Communicator through web or Pidgin options.

## Source excerpt

I work in a company that has an entirely MS-based network, which means, all that domain login crap and everything that comes with it: outlook, MS Communicator, proxies, monitoring and etc.