On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 09:27:10AM -1000, al plant wrote: > Dave Jensen wrote: > > How do I configure SAMBA to to have access to my windows XP > > attached shared printer and share files on all my machines in > > my home network. I have tried to make manual changes to the > > files listed below and I have tried to setup SWAT, no luck. I > > have made changes to the following files: smb.conf created a > > swat file in this dir- /etc/xinetd.d
Samba is normally used to give Windows access to shares on the the un*x server. I do not know of a GUI that lets you have access from a un*x to Windows shares, but smbclient is a CLI only application that works in a pinch. Another thing you can try is using smbmount, which lets you treat the Windows share sort of like an NFS mounted filesystem. No real clues on accessing a printer share, however. > > I am running Linux 8.0 and I have updated everything using > > Redhat Network update. I have access to the Internet with all > > machines using my Linksys router and access point. You mean RedHat 8.0. You are probably running a Linux 2.4 kernel. > I am more of a FreeBSD oriented person and don't use samba myself. > However, we have several guys that are familiar with it on the LUAU > Linux list. Samba has been pretty OS-independent for me. I have used versions on various un*x systems, ranging from *BSD, IRIX, Linux, and Solaris. (I myself, happen to be a Debian/FreeBSD nut. And, on my TiBook, running OSX and fink, I get a hilights of both of those operating systems.) Apologies in advance if I came off too pedantic. -Vince
