Re: Windows Shares

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 10:36:44AM -0600, Scott Mertens wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 10:07, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 09:32:23AM -0600, Scott Mertens wrote:
> > > What do I need to do to set up a windows share to back my laptop up to. 
> > > I currently am printing to a printer spooled on a the same windows XP
> > > box, that I would like to back my laptop up to.
> > > 
> > > The windows has a spare 10 GIG drive, that I can re-format to FAT32,
> > > then what do I need to do to connect to it?  Using RH9!
> > 
> > I would format it as another ext2/3 filesystem, then share it using
> > Samba.  Read The Fine Manual, chapter 17, for more details:
> 
> I don't think XP can format in ext2,  would need to share first, or get
> a 3rd party software to format if that way.

Do I understand that this 10GB disk is on the Linux box?  If so, you
can use fdisk to make it a linux partition, and mke2fs to make it into
an ext2 or ext3 filesystem.

If the drive is on a (strictly) Windoze box, then I'm unclear what you
want to do with it.

> However is Samba is what I
> nned I will look into it

If the drive is on the Linux box, yes, you want Samba to share it.

> Thanks

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