Re: [SLUG] Browsing Windows from Linux

From: Ronald KA4INM Youvan (ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 01:12:34 EDT


>>How, or what program, needs to be used to enable one to browse a Windows
>>network from a Linux desktop?
> That would be Samba (http://us1.samba.org/samba/samba.html). It enables you to
> view Windows shares and from windows view Linux shares.

  I am obviously confused, I thought samba was a LINUX server for a winblows network.

Why isn't a network client of the M$ kind (NFS sort of) all that is necessary?
   Obviously networking is not my strong suit, I am just a user!

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