On 12/14/07, Curtis Maloney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hce wrote: > > To be hornest, I don't know either, that's why I am aking :-). But, > > basically, I have many small linux devices (mobile, handset) which > > want to connect to a web server, or file system in a window to > > download html pages and to transfer files. Of cause, there is no Samba > > in the small linux devices, it is too small to install Samba (unless > > there is a small size of mini samba, please let me know if it is). So, > > I've been thinking if the Samba can be installed in the Window to > > allow the small linux devices to talk to window html server and to > > transfer files. > > There seems to be a lot of confusion in your request here. > > Do the small devices need to only retrieve files from the server? Or do they > need to be able to put files onto the server, also? > > You talk of "web server" and Samba. Couldn't the devices just retrieve the > files using HTTP? This would be your simplest option if you only need to > retrieve files from the server. > > Or is the fact the windows box is a web server incidental -- totally > irrelevant > to the question at hand? > > If you want to access shared drives/folders on a windows machine from a Linux > client, then smbmount is your lightest option. The server won't require any > changes, as Windows comes with SMB/CIFS support built in. (As many people > have > stated, the whole reason Samba exists is to provide the same functionality to > Unix/Unix-alike systems).
Actually it is the window (MS) to access, config and download files to linux devices., for example, the linux device could just be a wifi media player. It can connect to streaming media via http, but it needs be configurated or files be transferred from a window server (a control server). > Your mention of "file system in a window" is bemusing. What does this mean? In a MS window file system, the linux device can connect to it via wifi (just like a USB stick plugs to the window file system). Thanks for all responses. Your comments are indeed helpful. Thank you. Kind Regards, Jim -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba