Re: Windows Shares

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 11:23:25AM -0600, Scott Mertens wrote:
> 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

Ok, I thought it was the other way around.  Sorry.  Yes, you can make
the 10G drive (I think) either an NTFS or FAT32 drive, and share it
from WinXP.  You will need the samba-client RPM installed on Linux,
and use smbmount to mount the share on the Linux filesystem.

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