Networking

[cheshire057]

ok so i have fedora 8 and im installing it on my other computer and i have windows on this one. can you network and share files from linux to windows? if so (i havent looked into on my fedora yet because its still installing as i speak haha) how do you do it? just so i know the right way.

[ehawk]

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch10_:_Windows,_Linux,_and_Samba

[cheshire057]

Thank you very much :)

[cheshire057]

p.s. whats Samba? p.s.s. my cants name is Simba haha :)

[shadebug]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software)

it's the main software for interacting with windows networks, which are known as SMB

[banzaikai]

The beauty of Fedora distros is that they know what most of their users are planning on doing. Even my FC6 has Samba clients as standard install. So, once you have that puppy installed and updated ("Applications -> System Tools -> Software Updater"), just click on "Places -> Network Servers" to list all machines on the network able to serve files (file sharing must be enabled on the Win box), and "Connect to Server" to, well, connect to it.

Yes, it's that easy.

banzai "easier said than... said" kai

P.S. - This is one of a number of posts you've made (thanks for making each topic separate!) dealing with simple enough matters. What they all amount to is the initial transition from Windows to Linux (common enough). You may want to search for the Windows-to-Linux apps guide somewhere to get a feel for things. My 2¢ is that you've picked the best distro for this. Fedora has done more to help out transitioning users than any other, and yet still keep the Linux-y "feel". Chances are, all you need to do is find out the equivalent program/command name for the Windows app/function you're used to, and Fedora will already have it installed.