At 02:38 PM 2/25/2001, you wrote: > > I use samba for this, also, rather than nfs, > > because samba is way more secure than nfs. > > Dennis > >Question about Samba: > >I some linux FS is shared via Samba to a winbloze box that is compromised >with BO2K or the like, wouldn't the shared filesystem (and potentially >that host) also be compromised??? I know BO2K allows such full access, >to passwords, and the "network neighborhood"... those back orifice users >tend to crawl around that way(?). So I'd think that Samba could only be >as secure as all the connected systems (then again, using samba to share >solely from linux-linux seems secure). Seems to me the Linux box should be controlling shares, not something with the well know BO virus. > NFS has known problems. If its all behind a firewall then none of that > should matter (according to the >firewall's capability and configuration). Same with Samba, plus a bit more password & share level security. >Anyone using Samba for sharing >linux printers?? Are you using (gnome's?) 'cups' system? Yup. I have an HP lj2p on a linux box and an HP dj842c on a windoze box, both on the lan. Both are transparent to either OS and the print quality is great no matter which type of client is printing. I'm not using 'cups'. Everything is hokey dokey, except for some strange reason, the 842c is offline a whole lot more than the lj2p (the lj2p is never offline, unless it's out of paper). Go figure. jk ----------------------------- James S. Kaplan KG7FU Eugene Oregon USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rio.com/~kg7fu ICQ # 1227639 Have YOU tried Linux today? -----------------------------
