Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What is available besides samba

[Greg Bengeult]

Quag7 wrote: On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 18:29 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Michael Crute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: On 8/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For easy fast comunication between winxp and linux machines, is there anything other than samba the works reliably. HTTP FTP DAV Samba SSH/SCP (probably others too) Take your pick. Though as far as I know the only one Windows can actually mount (as a drive) is Samba. Thanks, yes, of course their are those. I should have defined what I meant a bit better. Is there a tool out there that allows a windows user to access linux directories with an explorer like interface, or in some fairly seemless way so that linux machines show up in `network places' or something similar. Something like an nfs for windows I guess. I've seen that very thing but it was an ancient non-developed app. There's something called CIFS in the kernel, but I haven't used it yet. It is apparently based on SMB and extends it. It may be worth a try. Has anyone else used this? -C Samba is CIFS is Samba.  CIFS has been around in various forms since the early 90's.  The Samba team based much of their work on the different CIFS implementations put out by Microsoft over the years. GB -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list