I am still confused why you need a Samba server. Regards, Dustin
On Sun, 2001-09-16 at 20:07, Bart G. Denys wrote: > > > > Jeral, Shannon, Dustin..... > > Finally got somewhere. Following you advice, I did the following: > > 1. Did a make revert of my source install (Thanks Dustin:-). I now understand > that this is different than RPM. I thought that either way got you > there...easy > 2. Uninstalled samba-common and samba-client, the only two packages that were > installed. > 3. Downloaded samba 2.0.10-2 - all 4 packages and installed (bummer, my > source version was 2.2.1a) > 4. /etc/services added "swat 901/tcp" > 5 found xinetd.conf in the /etc directory > 6. did /etc/init.d/xinetd restart > 7. tried some http stuff with not a lot of success....fortunately, a new menu > item appeared : samba config. This called Netscape and obiously figured out > my IP address cause I sure didn't : 127.0.0.1:901 > 8. THANKS and THANKS. Sweet smell of victory. > 9. Before continuing, I'd like your advice....a lot of the things I do I > don't fully understand yet but that will come. > > Now, I have a LinkSys router/modem/wireless device that works as a DHCP > server. I have two more computers attached (win boxes) and a Nec SuperScript > 1800 laser (to the linux computer). > How do I proceed to share files on hda1 (my windows disk on the linux box) > and let others print to the nec. > > Bart > > I am continuing my quest to achieve a functionality close to Windows but > without the crashes and reboots !!! > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > -- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
