Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wirelessly exchanging files

2008-09-10 Thread Oliver Marks
On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 10:39 +0100, Bruce Beardall wrote: Hi All Simple Solution use filezilla on windows to access linux, just install openssh-server then push files onto or pull them of from the vista machine. This method also encrypts the data over any network, to do it in reverse you will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wirelessly exchanging files

2008-09-10 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
Bruce Beardall wrote: Hi All A friend and myself at work are looking to exchange files between our two laptops wirelessly. Security concerns at work mean we can't necessarily use the network and it would be a bit laborious to use burn discs and pass them back and forth constantly. He's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wirelessly exchanging files

2008-09-10 Thread Jake Bunce
Cross over patch lead? 2008/9/10 Thomas Ibbotson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bruce Beardall wrote: Hi All A friend and myself at work are looking to exchange files between our two laptops wirelessly. Security concerns at work mean we can't necessarily use the network and it would be a bit

[ubuntu-uk] How to set up a podcast mirror

2008-09-10 Thread Jonathan Patrick Davies
Hello folks, Should anyone wish to set up a mirror of the podcast, I've written up a guide on the Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/PodcastMirroring Happy mirroring! Jonathan -- Ubuntu - Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature --

[ubuntu-uk] Using SAMBA to create users across multiple servers

2008-09-10 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, This is a bit of a long shot but I thought I'd ask anyway... I'm in the process of setting up a server for a friend who has offices over two sites connected via a VPN. He mainly has Windows machines which he wants to put on a domain. I suggested using Linux rather than Windows 2003

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using SAMBA to create users across multiple servers

2008-09-10 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Quoting Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi folks, This is a bit of a long shot but I thought I'd ask anyway... snip Now I was wondering if it was possible with Samba to configure it so when a new Samba account is created, an equivalent *nix login account and home directory is created on the