You'll have to add Samba server and configure it (it sounds as if you have
already installed the samba client). Type "ubuntu samba" in google's search
engine or better yet, the ubuntu web site help section, and it should give you
what you need, a detailed setup procedure. That will enable your windows boxes
to see your linux boxes. You can also use the samba server on one linux box to
share with the other I do believe.
Ubuntu does not have a firewall built in unless you have added one, so
installation should be simple. I think they have the kernel set to close all
ports, so it is effectively firewalled at the operating system level. It's
still good to add a firewall, but at any rate. Once you start your samba
server, it should open up the appropriate port. Open Synaptic, or Kynaptic,
whichever you use, and search for samba. Select the server for install, then
the rest should simply be configuration, etc.
I have the D-Link storage enclosure box DSM-G600. I think I put a 250 gig hard
disk in it. It connects to my ethernet (can also connect via wi-fi). What I
like about the unit is that it uses embedded linux and has a built in samba
server and a built in ftp server, with great access control for each account
that you create. It's incredibly simple to setup, and everything is down in
the web browser by typing in the IP of the unit. It saves the hassle of
installing samba server on the linux boxes (better on security too). I have a
link on my desktop, if I need to swap a file between computers, I just copy it
to the drive, then switch to the linux box, and move it there. Very easy.
It's gigabit lan capable, so it's pretty speedy. Most routers are 10/100
still, but I have a gigabit switch from d-link connected to my 10/100 router.
The devices connected to the switch can talk to any other device on the switch
at gigabit speeds, despite the fact that my router is 10/100.
Not a bad setup. Still, if you're copying large files, such as a 4.7 gig ISO
file (i.e. a linux install DVD), the best way is to samba direct as you are
trying to do.
Bruce Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am
trying to set up a peer-to -peer network with 4 computers. I have
one computer running Windows XP Pro, one is running Windows 2000 and the
other 2 computers are running Umbutu Linux. I have the 2 Windows
computers able to transfer files back and forth between them and I can
transfer files from either Linux computer to the Windows computers. I
cannot transfer files from the Windows computers to the Linux computers
or from one Linux computer to the other.
Bruce
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