Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 05 iun 11, 10:09:33, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/05/2011 07:59 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows has one -- to give your

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 06 iun 11, 01:02:18, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/05/11 at 03:59pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows has one -- to

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-06 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:02 AM, William Hopkins we.hopk...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/05/11 at 03:59pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-06 Thread William Hopkins
On 06/06/11 at 07:53am, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:02 AM, William Hopkins we.hopk...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/05/11 at 03:59pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-05 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows has one -- to give your machines permanent symbolic names. Makes things easier that way.) If you're lucky the wireless

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-05 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/05/2011 07:59 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows has one -- to give your machines permanent symbolic names. Makes things easier

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-05 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Ron Johnson ron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: On 06/05/2011 07:59 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows has

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-05 Thread William Hopkins
On 06/05/11 at 03:59pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 04 iun 11, 22:56:19, Ron Johnson wrote: (I'd suggest that you give static IP addresses to your desktop machines and use the /etc/hosts file -- yes, even Windows has one -- to give your machines permanent symbolic names. Makes things

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread William Hopkins
On 06/04/11 at 01:48am, Doug wrote: On 06/04/2011 01:30 AM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/04/11 at 12:58am, Doug wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:28 PM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/03/11 at 10:02pm, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:43 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote: [snip] NFS is by far simpler

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Doug
On 06/04/2011 01:55 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/04/2011 12:48 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] No, I don't have a network up. As I said, I really don't know anything about networks. What I want is not only file sharing, but the ability to use the Win 7 machine as a print server. (Linux is not fit to be

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Doug
On 06/04/2011 02:00 AM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/04/11 at 01:48am, Doug wrote: On 06/04/2011 01:30 AM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/04/11 at 12:58am, Doug wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:28 PM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/03/11 at 10:02pm, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:43 AM, John A.

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/04/2011 01:10 AM, Doug wrote: On 06/04/2011 01:55 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/04/2011 12:48 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] No, I don't have a network up. As I said, I really don't know anything about networks. What I want is not only file sharing, but the ability to use the Win 7 machine as a

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/04/2011 01:31 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] I opened the suggested url, and read the following intro: *Reader Prerequisites*: To get the most from this article, understand the following concepts before reading: basic unix command line tools, text editors, DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, netmask, gateway I'm

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 04 iun 11, 02:31:28, Doug wrote: I opened the suggested url, and read the following intro: *Reader Prerequisites*: To get the most from this article, understand the following concepts before reading: basic unix command line tools, text editors, DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, netmask, gateway

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 12:58 AM, Doug dmcgarr...@optonline.net wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:28 PM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/03/11 at 10:02pm, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:43 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote: [snip] NFS is by far simpler to use in pure Linux environment, Samba is for

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Doug
On 06/04/2011 02:53 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/04/2011 01:31 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] I opened the suggested url, and read the following intro: *Reader Prerequisites*: To get the most from this article, understand the following concepts before reading: basic unix command line tools, text

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread William Hopkins
On 06/04/11 at 07:21pm, Doug wrote: On 06/04/2011 02:53 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/04/2011 01:31 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] I opened the suggested url, and read the following intro: *Reader Prerequisites*: To get the most from this article, understand the following concepts before reading:

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-04 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/04/2011 06:21 PM, Doug wrote: On 06/04/2011 02:53 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/04/2011 01:31 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] I opened the suggested url, and read the following intro: *Reader Prerequisites*: To get the most from this article, understand the following concepts before reading: basic

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-03 Thread Doug
On 06/03/2011 11:28 PM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/03/11 at 10:02pm, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:43 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote: [snip] NFS is by far simpler to use in pure Linux environment, Samba is for Windows networks. NFS has no passwords, just install it with apt-get, and

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-03 Thread William Hopkins
On 06/04/11 at 12:58am, Doug wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:28 PM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/03/11 at 10:02pm, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:43 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote: [snip] NFS is by far simpler to use in pure Linux environment, Samba is for Windows networks. NFS has no

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-03 Thread Doug
On 06/04/2011 01:30 AM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/04/11 at 12:58am, Doug wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:28 PM, William Hopkins wrote: On 06/03/11 at 10:02pm, Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/03/2011 11:43 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote: [snip] NFS is by far simpler to use in pure Linux environment,

Re: Samba or NFS--tangent

2011-06-03 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/04/2011 12:48 AM, Doug wrote: [snip] No, I don't have a network up. As I said, I really don't know anything about networks. What I want is not only file sharing, but the ability to use the Win 7 machine as a print server. (Linux is not fit to be a print server since it takes forever to