Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!
From: Jeff (jeff_at_naol.com)
Date: 09/11/05
- Next message: Jeff: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Previous message: Jeff: "Re: ReiserDriver"
- In reply to: ac: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Next in thread: ac: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Reply: ac: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:39:42 -0400
"ac" <"aec$news"@candt.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3oh1ibF5t6r3U1@individual.net...
> Jeff wrote:
>> "David Speight" <dsp8@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:KoOdnS5SQcJvSb_eRVn-3g@comcast.com...
>>> AJP wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have four PC's here at Home. My main one is running Suse 9.3. Another
>>>> one Ubuntu (Hoary Hedgehog), one Windows XP Pro and another one Windows
>>>> XP
>>>> x64. All are connected to a netgear switch (which is connected to my
>>>> cable
>>>> modem. All can access the internet.
>>>>
>>>> What I want to do is create a small home network to share files and the
>>>> printer.
>>>>
>>>> I am new to networking under linux, and tried to google a good step by
>>>> step guide to set up such a network, but didn't find any.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be most
>>>> grateful.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Alex
>>> Try using samba (smb).
>>> I share files and printers between SuSE 9.2 & W2k machines.
>>
>> I'm at the same point. My wireless home lan consists of 2 desktops
>> running XP, a laptop running XP and one laptop running Suse 9.3.
>>
>> I read the Suse help and then using YaST I went to configure Samba
>> Client. The only entry for Samba Workgroup is "TUX-NET".
>
> afaik you should be able to change the workgroup name to MSHOME with no
> problem, I can.
>
> I suggest that it is not the best idea anyway to use have the existing
> workgroup under the M$ default name, I chose another one (all PCs of
> course).
>
> After the changes which should work in yast the most you might need to do
> is stop and re-start samba (say, restart the user session at most?) I
> would think.
>
>> Since my home lan was setup in Windows they are in a "MSHOME" workgroup.
>> I assume I need to change the workgroup name to MSHOME to see the other
>> computers in the lan,
>
> yes I think so
>
>> however YaST will not let me enter anything in that field
>
> Which field?
The field that has "TUX-NET" in it. I can select it by double clicking, but
nothing I tgype with the keyboard appears to replace it.
> yast, samba client, membership domain or workgroup (change field),
> (finish)
> similar for the samba server I think. I cannot understand why you woul
> dnot be able to enter another workgroup name. It is possible to have more
> than one workgroup in a lan (I have not done this), and have a PC to be a
> member of more than one workgroup also I think.
>
>> even though I had to enter my Administrator password to get this screen
>> to open. Is this normal or a keyboard misconfiguration or something
>> else?
>
> If you are using yast, network services then I think it is certainly not
> normal, something seems wrong.
That is what I think too, but because I am new to Linux I did not know if it
was something I am doing or the installation. Also, being a newbie I do not
know how to find out why that is happening or what the problem is.
>> Funny thing is that if I log off the session, and relogin as root and
>> then reach the same YaST screen, it will permit me to type data in that
>> field. Same thing happened when I was configuring my network adapters.
>
> When you boot up, do you have to login as the normal user, or are you
> using the default installation of 'auto-login' ?
I do not auto-login. I created a normal user and I login with that
password. It is very frustrating n ot to be able to type in what I want. If
I give up, logout of the session and re-login as root, evedrything works
fine and I can enter wshatever I type in any field including that one.
> I found some strange and inconvenient things with yast on versions
> preceeding 9.3 unless I set suse up for user initial login. I have not
> tried with 9.3. I prefer the marginally better security with user login
> anyway.
>
>> Would appreciate some advice about why this is happening or if I am doing
>> something wrong.
>> Thanks
>> Jeff
>
> btw if you are having peculiarities with samba etc then I found that
> webmin was really good, and I could solve a lot of questions using it.
> (also see other postings in this thread)
I'll look into using webmin. But the above keyboard entry problem has
happened to me also when, again in YaST, I tried to enter the ESSID name for
my home network. It just would not let me enter anything for ESSID unless I
logged out of YaST and the session as normal user and then re-login as root.
This is in Suse 9.3 eval which I downloaded from the Novell website.
When you are a newbie you just do not know if it is something you are doing
wrong or the system that is not working right.
Jeff
- Next message: Jeff: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Previous message: Jeff: "Re: ReiserDriver"
- In reply to: ac: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Next in thread: ac: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Reply: ac: "Re: Home Network with Suse 9.3!"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Relevant Pages
|
