Tim:
Are these XP Pro or XP Home?
Which server is the DC?
Yes, a Linux server can be DC, Samba file server and NFS server all at
the same time.
Is this your network? i.e. Is it connected via a switch are with a real
router?
XP XP MDK MDK Ubu
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10/100 switch
Cheers;
E!
> Cecil Funderburk wrote:
>
>>Tim,
>>
>>1. When you sent up the XP boxes did you put them in the same domain
>> and are the Linux boxes configured in that domain.
>>
>>
> Yes.
>
>>2. Did you turn on file and print sharing on the XP boxes and NFS on
>> the Linux boxes.
>>
>>
> I turned on file and print sharing in XP but not in NFS. Can I use both
> NFS and Samba?
>
>>Here is a link that might help:
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prci_unx_mhbr.asp
>>
>>
>>
> Thank you
>
> Tim
>
>>Robert Citek wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>On Jul 8, 2005, at 12:31 AM, Tim Beckendorf wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have two computers connected via router in order to
>>>>share files and printer. Both are dual system
>>>>machines, XP on both and Ubuntu 5.04 on one and
>>>>Mandrake 10.1 on the other.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>So your network can look like any of these scenarios:
>>>
>>>1) WinXP -- router -- WinXP
>>>2) WinXP -- router -- Ubuntu 5.04
>>>3) Mandrake 10.1 -- router -- WinXP
>>>4) Mandrake 10.1 -- router -- Ubuntu 5.04
>>>
>>>Is this correct?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>This is correct.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>With Samba both machines can communicate in both directions running
>>>>Linux.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>So scenario 4 works just fine. Is that correct? What about scenario
>>> 1?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Scenario 4 works as well as scenario 1.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>However, when I try to access files from Windows to
>>>>Linux, I can see the folders in My Network Places but
>>>>I am denied access, "the network path was not found".
>>>>>From the Linux end, I can access the Windows machine
>>>>without any problems.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Is this true for both cases, i.e. scenarios 2 and 3? What do you use
>>>to manage samba shares on Linux: webmin, swat, kde, vi, other? I
>>>
>>>
>>
>>It is true for scenario 3 but I don't know about scenario 2 as I haven't
>>had a need to communicate those two systems. I'm not sure what I'm
>>using, I installed samba from the package manager on each system and the
>>only way I've found to use it is to use the run command and type in the
>>ip address of the other machine.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>On another less pressing issue, I can't share the
>>>>printer (USB) in any configuration.
>>>>This is my first attempt at networking anything so any
>>>>and all help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>How is the printer connected to the network? Via a machine, on the
>>>router, or something else?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>The printer is connected to the network via one of the machines.
>>
>>Thanks for your response, I really appreciate the help that I receive
>> here.
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>
>>
>>
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