Pls help: Setting up a fileserver with linux

[Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum lintux cx>]

Greetings,
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 17:31:50 COT
From: Francisco Andres Serna Simsa <faserna hotmail com>

1st computer: Linux FTP server – Abit BP6 with dual celeron 500Mhz, 128Mb 
ram, 30Gb HD. This computer is only for a file server working 24/7.
2nd Computer: Win 98 SE – Soyo 7VCA with uni PIII 970Mhz, 256Mb ram, 60Gb 
HD. This computer is a workstation and for save the files from the Linux 
server and kept it working 24/7.
Both computers are connected under a Hub 100Mbts. Also the Internet 
connection is made with a cable modem connected to the uplink hub. The 
computers have different static IP’s to have the output to Internet.

My questions are:

1. The win 98 computer can’t see the HD shared in the Linux computer. I made 
the configuration in the graphic samba module but it doesn’t work. Therefore 
the access to Internet is ok under the both computers even at the same time. 
The cable modem is working correctly too. Also the pings are working 
correctly and return good values in both computers.

2. Is necessary to install the Linux with ftp server activated? Or the ftp 
software (in my case the Glftpf) is enough to manage the entire FTP 
configuration. I tell you this because I installed the Linux with the most 
simple configuration, gnome, xwindows and samba. I need to install the Linux 
with some especial configuration in order to have the external ftp software 
working correctly?

3. I don’t understand the Linux philosophy to manage the Ip’s. Also I don’t 
know what is the IP address that I have to give to my clients. Is the same 
IP that I have static in my net configuration? Or I can configure the Linux 
to put a IP in my file server different from the static IP that I have to 
configure to connect to internet with my cable modem and permit my clients 
get in the server?

4. Under the terminal in the Linux computer I can be connected to the ftp 
localhost port and access the ftp root, but when I tried to create new users 
writing this line:
“site adduser name password ident ip#1” I don’t’ know what hell is 
ident ip#1 

Thanks for all.

Francisco