hce wrote:
On Dec 19, 2007 12:27 PM, Curtis Maloney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hce wrote:
It is actually to mount a dumb linux device to a window file system,
just like to mount an usb stick to the window file system. Yes, if the
linux device (without samba on it) can be mounted by a window file
syste, then the window can config the linux device, modify data and
transfer data to it.
So, your actual goal is to allow remote configuration of these Linux devices?
Why must it be done via mounting them like a disk? There are many simpler
options that would require less code.
Please let me know if above explanation is still insufficient.
You keep talking about mounting these devices... I don't see why you're so hung
up on this approach. Why must they be treated like a disk? Why can't you, for
instance, have them accept config updates via a simple web interface? Or use
dropbear and scp the files into place? Or put a FTP server on them?
Why take the very complex route of mounting a remote filesystem?
Yes, you are right, there are many solutions if you are a computer
skilled people or at least can play anothing on the computers. I am a
linux user myself, I can do whatever you want to play from my linux
box, I don't even need windows. But what about those who can only run
window file system, and only simply copy or delete files from the
window file systm, who has no idea to intall and run window ssh, scp
or ftp? (please don't ask me again why I should support them.)
My questions were:
(a) if we have some solution to install Samba to a window system or not;
You don't need to install samba on a windows system to access a remote
samba share. You just use your regular windows explorer to do that.
(b) if there is small size of mini samba I can use to port it to a
small linux device?
I happen to know there was a port of an early version of samba (version
2.0.10 stripped down) to a system that operates on embedded devices,
such as a large set of wireless access points/routers using a certain
broadcom board. Google for samba + openwrt. I'm not sure your "small"
linux systems use the same architecture, but it's at least a good
starting point IMHO.
Clearly (a) has been answed, (b) is still not sure.
Thank you.
Kind Regards,
Jim
Hopefully i was able to help.
Regards,
Hugo Monteiro.
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