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jayers
01-23-2003, 12:42 PM
I am trying to get on to my office network. They are using Windows 2000 as their server. Someone posted that I should try Samba(?). I played around with it and I do not know what to do. I can not get pon to the network. I can't even see the machine right next to me on my hub that I just installed Linux (Mandrake 9.0) on. Can somebody give me lots of details and help - THANKS - Jim
mdwatts
01-23-2003, 06:29 PM
Samba is for file/print sharing between Linux and Windows. Is that what you are looking for or is the W2K server the internet gateway and you are trying to access the web?

Is your ethernet card up and running?

ifconfig (at the commandline)

should show eth0 and a ip address.
jayers
01-23-2003, 07:03 PM
I do get the web, but I can not access other computers or see them. I want to be able to access other computers to share files.
Thanks for you response - Jim
DMR
01-23-2003, 07:53 PM
Originally posted by jayers
I am trying to get on to my office network. They are using Windows 2000 as their server. Someone posted that I should try Samba(?). I played around with it and I do not know what to do.If you want to interact with Windows machines on your network, you do need to get very familiar with Samba- it is the UNIX implementation of MS's SMB file/print-sharing protocol, and is what will allow your Linux box to see and share with the Win boxen. A detailed description of the setup, usage, and troubleshooting of Samba has filled books; it is way beyond the scope of of a single post here. There is a wealth of information on the Web concerning Samba and the integration of Linux machines into a Windows network environment; I would suggest that you spend time researching these resources, and then post questions here as they arise.


Originally posted by jayers
I can't even see the machine right next to me on my hub that I just installed Linux (Mandrake 9.0) on. Can somebody give me lots of details and help - THANKS - Jim NFS (Network File System) can be used to comunicate to another Linux box; Samba isn't required to do this. Again, take advantage of the numerous Web resources on the subject.

:)