Re: connecting to a winxp box

From: Chadley Wilson (chadley_at_pinteq.co.za)
Date: 03/21/04

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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:06:11 +0200

    On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 21:50, Aaron wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I am running FC1 and I need to connect to my friends winxp box.
    > I need to download some large files and am trying to avoid placing the
    > files on a remote server first.
    >
    > Thanks
    > Aaron
    >
    There are a few methods of doing this:
    First install samba server or start the smb service from terminal as
    follows
    su -
    password: xxxxxx
    service smb start
    chkconfig smb on
    Second if you are useing static ips find out what the ip is of the
    windows box the add an entry to the bottom of the /etc/hosts file
    eg:
    xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx winbox.workgroup winbox

    then you can do it two ways:
    The prefered permanant way would be to edit your /etc/fstab file.
    Ha Ha I learnt this the other day.

    add the entry to the bottom as follows:
    //winbox/sharename /yourdestination/dir smbfs
    noauto,username=forwindowsshare,password=forwindowsshare,user,rw 0 0
    on one line

    then create the destination dir mkdir /destination/dir

    then chmod +s /usr/bin/smbmnt
    and chmod +s /usr/bin/smbumount

    Then
    exit
    and as a normal user

    just type mount //winbox/sharename

    or if you just want a tmp solution
    then
    simply mount it like so:

    mount -t smbfs -o username=winusername,password=winpasswd
    //winbox/sharename /destination/dir
    If have not edited the hosts file then replace the winbox with the ip.

    Open naultilus and you should be able to copy,paste del all that
    providing you have give the username the correct permissions on the
    winbox.

    To share a file from your linbox for the winbox
    you need samba server installed in FC1 you will get an entry in the
    "start menu" ,Linux PC Hey" system settings ==> server setting ==>
    samba.
    use the preferences menu at the top to add your self to the correct
    windows domain and set-up users to acces the shares, It prefered that
    you use user level security but you can switch it off with share level
    security option.

    Then in the main screen click the add button , browse your share dir and
    assign access to the user you created.

    Happy adventures.

    Chadley Wilson

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