Re: Adding Linux machine to existing wireless WinXP network - Heeeelllllp!

From: Andy Fraser (andyfraser31_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:05:48 +0000

Crusty Curmudgeon uttered the immortal words:

> My suspicion is that I have http connection to the linux box, which is on
> my side of the firewall. I do not, however, have LAN connection or at
> least, I cannot see the linux box in the network from the XP machine or
> vide versa. I thoguht that Samba was what was needed to accomplish that
> small feat, but I could be wrong...?

Samba is indeed what you need. Samba, when set up and working, is
transparent to the Windows machines. You can connect to the shares just as
if the Linux box was running Windows.

What does your smb.conf look like? Just the global section should be enough
for now. Do you have Webmin on the Linux box? It has an excellent Samba
module for getting everything working. 

-- 
Andy.
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