Re: Windows Shares

[Scott Mertens <smertens mho com>]

On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 11:04, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> 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,

The drive is on a Windows XP box in a workgroup networked situation.  I
want to be able to copy files data files from my home directory,RH9 box
and any important system to this XP box for backup purposes