Re: accessing files across network

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 06:51:52AM -0800, peter mailpt wrote:
> How do I access each other's machine thru a network? Both machines are running Linux? do I need to "mount" each other;s machine? how?

I presume you want access to the other's hard drive.  The other
machine will need to "export" the desired part of the file system, and
your machine will need to mount that NFSed drive.  Read up on the
procedure in Chapter 15 of

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/

In short, the other machine needs to have built the proper
/etc/exports file ("man exports"); then turn on NFS ("service nfs
start"), and then you can mount the NFSed drive ("man mount").  If
it's a regular requirement, you can make an entry in /etc/fstab to get
it mounted every time you boot.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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