Re: FC3 - trying to join a Windows Workgroup

From: Gordon (gordonbp1_at_yahoo.co.uk.invalid)
Date: 05/14/05

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    Ivan Marsh wrote:
    > On Fri, 13 May 2005 18:10:20 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
    >
    >
    >>I've installed Samba and it's running. I need a step-by-step guide on
    >>what I need to configure to join a Windows Workgroup.
    >
    >
    > WORKGROUP=<your workgroup name> in /etc/samba/smb.conf
    >
    > service smb restart
    >
    >
    >>Also some information on what I should expect to see when I do join the
    >>workgroup - the other machines are using Windows XP and NTFS formatted
    >>HDD.
    >
    >
    > You won't see anything.
    >
    > man smb.conf
    >

    So how do I share data on the Windows box with the Linux one?

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