RE: [SLUG] Sharing (Network or SaMBa issue) files on a linux box

From: Ken Elliott (kelliott4@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Dec 22 2005 - 13:18:31 EST


>> I have been trying to set up SaMBa on my linux box to allow
>> others computers on my network to access files in a directory.
>> The other computers are connected through my router and cannot
>> see my Linux box.

Here's my overview:
1: Ping the Linux box from another pc to be sure you have communications
between the boxes. If not, fix that first.
2: Decide on a "workgroup" name. Config the Windows boxes to that
workgroup.
3: Configure Samba for that same workgroup name.
4: From a Windows box, look at Network Neighborhood (Windows Explorer) and
see if you see the Linux box in the workgroup. If not, resolve this.
5: On the Linux box, create a user, then create a folder and share it.
6: See if the Windows box can see the share. Open the share, supplying the
user and password you just created. Try to create a file in that share.
7: Optional: map a drive letter to the share. There's an option to use
another username and password, so you can supply the Linux username and
password, and it will auto-attach when you logon to the Windows box.

That's a real basic overview, and I'm assuming a lot of things. If this
does all you want, cool. If not, it gives you a starting place.

Here's a link to a good step-by-step SAMBA tutorial:
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/samba.htm

Hope that helps.

Ken Elliott

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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Caleb Rodriguez
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:56 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: [SLUG] Sharing (Network or SaMBa issue) files on a linux box

Hello everyone,

I have been trying to set up SaMBa on my linux box to allow others computers
on my network to access files in a directory. The other computers are
connected through my router and cannot see my linux box. My linux box is
dual booting and works well with the other OS. I
really would like to get this working. I feel that it is probably a
configuration issue. I would really appreciate any help or pointers or FAQs
that anyone can give me. Someone please throw me a bone. I do not wish to
use the other OS to share my files. I have tried with no success to use
webmin and I cannot get swat to work.

Thank you

Also, when I look in my browser at localhost:631 cups does not show up.

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