You can also install CygWin (http://www.cygwin.com) to get Unix tools on Windows.
Send us your smb.conf if it is not too big so we can take a look at it. John Hebert ----- Original Message ---- From: Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Joe Fruchey <general at brlug.net> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 8:45:49 AM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba That's it. If you are using Windows at home use WinSCP. Otherwise, use scp or sftp from the Linux or UNIX command-line. --- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Author: "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" Download your free copies: http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm Friday, November 10, 2006, 8:22:17 AM, you wrote: > Sorry... > I *did* create a samba user, and I can log in with those credentials, > I just don't see any shares after doing so. > As for ftp, sftp sounds like the way to go. I have ssh running on the > server, and I can login with it from home... what more do I need for > sftp? > Thanks. > On 11/9/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Joe, >> >> I think you are leaving out a few important details. >> >> First, I assume you mean you have a Linux server at work, correct? And that >> you also have a Windows XP workstation at work that you use to connect to >> your Linux server at work. Do you have Windows XP Pro or Windows XP Home. >> They are different. >> >> Finally, you want to get to your Linux server from a PC at your home. >> >> Is this all correct? >> >> If this is true, then you also need to tell us if you are using a >> router/firewall in between your work and home computers and your respective >> Internet connections at each location. If not, you should be. >> >> I don't recommend that you use FTP over the Internet, as FTP sends passwords >> in clear text and can be intercepted. It is more secure to use SFTP >> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_file_transfer_protocol). >> >> Also, concerning your Samba configuration; you probably just need to create >> the Samba accounts. Samba has its own password database in addition to your >> local server password database. >> >> Do this: >> 'smbpasswd -a username' where username is your Linux username and is also >> the same username on your Windows XP workstation. You may need to create a >> new user on your Linux server to match your Windows XP box. Make sure the >> passwords match exactly. >> >> Then, restart samba, and try accessing your Linux server from your Windows >> XP box again. >> >> Good luck! >> >> John Hebert >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Joe Fruchey <ignavia at gmail.com> >> To: general at brlug.net >> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2006 9:14:47 PM >> Subject: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba >> >> okay, I've done the following... >> >> aptitude install samba smbfs proftpd >> >> I edited the smb.conf like some site told me to to allow access to my >> home dir, but it didn't work. If I type \\wiki from my XP box at work, >> I get a login prompt, I log in, but all I see is a 'Printers and >> Faxes' share. What gives? >> >> And while Samba is great for at work, I'd like ftp for when I'm at >> home. What more do I have to do with proftpd beyond the install? If I >> try to ftp from work, I get an 'unknown error,' and from home, I >> get... >> >> Connected to wiki.lafourche.k12.la.us. >> Connection closed by remote host. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Joe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General at brlug.net >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Want to start your own business? >> Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. >> http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General at brlug.net >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list General at brlug.net http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com
