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Communicating linux with win95
I have a 3com etherlink 3c509b network interface card in the computer running linux. I have another computer hooked up to it with a crossover cable. How do I get the two computers to communicate with each other witht the linux computer being the main server? Is there a special program I need? If so, where could I get it?
The program is called SAMBA. It comes with most Linux distributions, and is usually installed by default. If not, go to http://www.samba.org to download it. Documentation is also available there.
You'll want to make sure that both 95 and linux box are using IP to communicate. (type winipcfg for win95 and ifconfig for linux.) You should be able to use the command "ping" and then the IP address of the two boxes. If you're getting a reply, then you can configure SAMBA to act as a NT file server. You'll want to visit http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html to learn how to setup a SAMBA server. Also, a really quick way to access that are on you 95 box from your linux box is to use the command prompt command "smbclient". (You need samba installed to use this.) Smbclient is a FTP like inter face you can use to D/L file from your 95 box. (I used this to D/L win95 cab file to my laptop)
After if is configured correctly, you may want to use a gui frontend to smbclient as well. There are several available. Just search the linux area at download.com for samba.
You'll also have to edit the smb.conf file in /etc.
I have done this plenty of times and with success. If you need help, use the manual. (man smb.conf) or you can use netconf to configure samba. If samba is not installed, you cant configure it. You'll have to load the cdrom and install the rpm for samba, then configure it.
Also after its configured and loaded, use smb start to start the smbd and nmbd daemons.
Assign your server an address thats not used by any other computers, and also an user name thats also not assigned.
And last thing to keep in mind, passwords and userlist for samba are by default different and seperated from the passwd and linux password/userlist file. So you'll have to use a samba command to add a new user to samba. Look at the manual entry (man samba OR man smbd) for help.
-Noah
I have done this plenty of times and with success. If you need help, use the manual. (man smb.conf) or you can use netconf to configure samba. If samba is not installed, you cant configure it. You'll have to load the cdrom and install the rpm for samba, then configure it.
Also after its configured and loaded, use smb start to start the smbd and nmbd daemons.
Assign your server an address thats not used by any other computers, and also an user name thats also not assigned.
And last thing to keep in mind, passwords and userlist for samba are by default different and seperated from the passwd and linux password/userlist file. So you'll have to use a samba command to add a new user to samba. Look at the manual entry (man samba OR man smbd) for help.
-Noah
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Karim1,
Thanks for all the info, but I can't get past the 3rd step. I did the route thing, and it didn't say there was anything wrong. I know my connections are fine because the network works perfectly when running windows on the same machine. I know the ethernet card in the linux box and the windows boxes are fine because they can both ping themselves at assigned ip addresses and can ping each other when both are running windows. But, I still can't get an answer when trying to ping each other with linux. Can you help?
Thanks
Thanks for all the info, but I can't get past the 3rd step. I did the route thing, and it didn't say there was anything wrong. I know my connections are fine because the network works perfectly when running windows on the same machine. I know the ethernet card in the linux box and the windows boxes are fine because they can both ping themselves at assigned ip addresses and can ping each other when both are running windows. But, I still can't get an answer when trying to ping each other with linux. Can you help?
Thanks