networking with Samba
john s.
john at johnsdesign.net
Sun Nov 26 17:22:13 UTC 2006
Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Saturday 25 November 2006 16:25, Anne Wilson wrote:
>
>> On Saturday 25 November 2006 15:20, john s. wrote:
>>
>>> I know this is probably a stupid question, but I'd like to attach my
>>> laptop (FC6) to a Windows box. What are the steps for doing that? I'll
>>> need to assign the network name to the laptop too. I can network Win
>>> boxes together,
>>>
>> So you have a good idea of the things they need to know about each other.
>>
>>
>>> but don't have a PHD in networking... :)
>>>
>> You don't need one :-)
>>
>>
>>> I have two nics
>>> in the laptop and would like to keep one set up for the internet and one
>>> for a lan.
>>>
>> 1. Use yum or your chosen gui for software installation. Install samba,
>> samba-client and any dependencies it asks for.
>>
>> 2. Copy /etc/samba/smb.conf to a new file /etc/samba/smb.conf.orig - this
>> is your reference file. It has long, helpful comments. You want a short,
>> easy-readable one to work with, but you also need access to the advice in
>> that file.
>>
>> 3. Go through smb.conf, setting your network name and the bits that look
>> absolutely necessary when you think of how you did the windows networking.
>> If you are not sure of anything, leave it commented out or remove it. You
>> can always copy and paste from the .orig file you saved.
>>
>> Keep it as simple as possible. You can get fancy later, when you have
>> something that works. Ask any questions you like when you get to that
>> stage.
>>
>>
> I forgot to mention adding users. You'll need to use smbpasswd -a from a root
> terminal to do that (there may be a gui for this - I think much of the
> configuration can be done from kde control panel, for instance, but remember,
> don't do anything before saving a copy of smb.conf). HTH
>
> Anne
>
Would it be easier (or make more sense) to use Bluetooth, for simple
file transfer?
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