I have a Windows 98/Mandrake regular computer and a Win 98/Mandrake laptop. That's 4 separate filesystems on which to be confused about where I have left my files. For that reason, I was thinking about creating a little LAN (that would not need to be connected to the Internet), and setting up a third machine as a file server. That way, whatever OS/machine I'm on I could access the same files (theoretically).
Has anyone done this or does anyone have any tips on getting started? Would I need any hardware besides a hub and Ethernet cards? Could I use Samba to see the served files from Windows? Do I have to use NFS on the server? Any recommended backup strategies? Could I find information about this subject in any system administration book? Thanks, Kathy -- Unix fun: $ cat "food in can" cat: cannot open food in can
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