Re: samba and w2k

[Chris Hewitt <g0pae manordat demon co uk>]

Kent Price wrote:

> I am a newbie to rh.
Fine. I'm no expert, particularly with Samba. Others will be able to 
give more detail but maybe I can help get you further than you presently 
are.

> I have 3 w2k boxes and I want to use the RH8 box for file and print sharing,
> and later learn about DNS and HTTP servers.
>
> I have a clean install of rh8 and samba.
> I have read the chapter 16 in the customization guide several times (during
> installs).
> I have completed the configuration changes for passwords in section 16.2.1
> I have reviewed the samba.conf to allow access to files and printers.
>
> IP addresses
>
> Router - 192.168.1.1
> 	W2K - 1	198.162.1.2
> 	W2K - 2	198.162.1.3
> 	W2K - 3	198.162.1.4
> 	RH8		198.162.1.5
>
> Network Neighborhood does not show the RH8 connection, but does show all the
> W2K connections.
Whether it is shown or not (from memory the "browsable" parameter) does 
not mean that you cannot connect. If you have defined in samba a public 
share called "fred", have you tried connecting to "\\192.168.0.5\fred" 
from a w2k computer? If it does not work, what error do you get?

> The more I read the more I get confused.  Do I need to install NFS, openSSH,
> or even HTTP?
If you want these services then yes, if not then no. NFS is "Network 
File System", which is a means of sharing directories between unix 
computers. With only one linux box I doubt you will want NFS. OpenSSH is 
a secure shell, similar to telnet but secure. HTTPD is the Apache 
webserver. If you have the disk space then I suggest you simply install 
everything. You do not have to use what you don't need. Assuming your 
linux box is not accessable from the outside world then there is no 
security problem in doing so.

HTH
Chris
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