On Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:11 AM GMT, Robert C Wittig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Until the Windows boxes' NIC's have been taken of ' Windows > autoconfigure', and assigned hard-coded IP addys, in the same range as > the *nix boxes (usually 192.168.1.x range with 255.255.255.0 > netmasks), you won't succeed with a ping. > If you know how to configure an NIC, never ever let the OS do it for you. Windows by default assigns an IP from the 169.254.0.0 network, and so your Windows and Linux boxes where working on two separate networks. > I have Samba up and running, but as far as I know, it is one-way... > lets Windows use *nix files only. > As far as I know, it samba works both ways, it lets both parties talk to each other, but then again, I never tried to use it the other way around. I don't have a box running samba at the time being, so can't test it. Regards, IraqiGeek www.iraqigeek.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/9QUssC/lzNLAA/TtwFAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
