Re: newbie: setting up home network
From: Mark Rush (msr714_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/12/03
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:23:11 -0600
Mark Rush wrote:
> lupher cypher wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I have LAN with 2 computers connected via router to DSL. One machine
>> runs WinXP, the other one RH9. How a newbie would go about setting up
>> a home network (i.e., I want to share files between machines and use
>> the printer on WinXP machine to print from RH9). I'm a bit confused
>> but is workgroup in WinXp the same as domain name and computer name
>> (wxp) the same as localhost? Also, if I were to use the printer on WXP
>> machine, I hope I don't need any drivers for that printer on RH9, do
>> I? (because the reason I want to print it from that machine is that I
>> don't have a driver for RH9).
>>
>> Thanks!
>> luph
>>
>
> As far as the printer drivers go, yes, you'll still need the right RH9
> printer driver. RH9 comes with quite a huge list of printers it
> supports - are you sure yours isn't in its list?
>
> Whether linux or Windows, the pattern is computername.domain_name. As
> you may know, the computername is entirely arbitrary - it can be
> anything you want, so long as it is not the same as another computer's
> name already on the network. The domain name can also be anything you
> want, but must be the same for computers all on the same network.
>
> Networking and sharing files between Linux and Windows is done with
> samba. The file you need to look at and edit is /etc/samba/smb.conf.
> (Don't be afraid - you can always save a copy as, say, xsmb.conf as a
> backup if you get nervous.) There is a LOT you can do with this file,
> but actually for your purposes there is very little you need to do.
> Here's what I do to get file sharing between my linux box and my XP
> boxes - in smb.conf, do the following:
>
> 1. Under Global Settings, look for the 'workgroup =' line and change it
> to look like this:
>
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
>
> (Replace WORKGROUP with whatever your chosen workgroup/domain name is,
> if different. If your domain name is margesimpson, then it would be
> 'workgroup = MARGESIMPSON')
> 2. Go down a few lines to 'hosts allow =' and change it to look like this:
>
> hosts allow = 192.168.0. 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
>
> 3. Skip all the way down to Share Definitions and add this section,
> under the [homes] section:
>
> [public]
> comment = Public Folder
> path = /home/public
> browseable = yes
> public = yes
> writeable = yes
> guest ok = yes
>
>
> This gets you a publicly readable and writeable folder in /home/public -
> in other words, a folder to be visible and accessible from your Windows
> box. (Go to /home and create a folder 'public' before you forget.) You
> can of course name the folder whatever you want, I'm just showing you
> what I do - the minimum - and you can take it from there.
>
> 4. Save and exit. But have a good look at the file smb.conf, because
> it pretty much tells you how to configure it and what options you have.
>
> 5. Open up a terminal and enter this:
>
> smbpasswd -a root password
>
> replacing 'password' with your root password. You will get some message
> about creating a file or whatever, but then it will say "added user
> root". Next type:
>
> smbpasswd -e root
>
> and it will say, "enabled user root'.
>
> If you are also, say, a user with username 'newbie', you'd also want to
> enter:
>
> smbpasswd -a newbie password
>
> and
>
> smbpasswd -e newbie
>
> to enable it. Do this for each user you have.
>
> I think that about does it. I'm sure there are probably better and more
> elegant ways to do it, but it works.
>
> Mark
>
Sorry, forgot to mention that you need to change the linux box's domain
name so that it matches your XP box's domain name. Do this in
"Start">System Settings>Network. On the DNS tab, if your
workgroup/domain name is 'workgroup', change the Hostname to
yourchosencomputername.workgroup. Go to the Hosts tab and add a new
entry, using 127.0.0.1, yourchosencomputername.workgroup, and
yourchosencomputername respectively.
Mark
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