USB printer connection

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

On 06/18/2013 12:53 AM, Tim wrote:
> Allegedly, on or about 17 June 2013, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. sent:
>> I guess I'll have to ditch my SAMBA 3 whitepapers and look into
>> the NFS thingie some more!
> Always explore the options.
>
>> And I assume the NFS has "workable" access and file permissioning?
> Linux box to Linux box, it works virtually the same as using a local
> hard drive.  I can't remember about Windows to Linux (it was long ago).
>
> Samba, when you use some of the extensions can do apparently native
> Linux to Linux behaviour, but I found it far more convoluted than using
> NFS.
>
> NFS has security implications, and it's not without reason it got known
> as no f*g security.  Samba also has security implications, especially
> when people set it up to have none (the same people who drop firewalls,
> turn off SELinux, have everything world writeable...).
>
>> Hmm....still don't know why everyone thinks Windows is the best and
>> brightest?!....
> Brainwashing...  Or, given no choice, they just go with the flow.
>
Well thanks for the info! Time to hit the web and do some serious research!



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