Ethernet Comms between XP and Fedora 14

overberg · 10-06-2011, 03:16 AM

Does Fed 14 need something extra to communicate with Windows XP? Like a Samba Server?

Can someone please advise me.

Thank you.

evo2 · 10-06-2011, 03:23 AM

Depends what you mean by "communicate". If you want to "browse" a "windows share" on your XP box from your F14 box, you can use a file manager that has samba client built in. I suspect that Nautilus (default gnome file manager) should do this for you.

If you want to do the opposite: ie browse a file system on your F14 box from the XP box, then you'll need to install and/or configure a samba server[1].

Cheers,

Evo2.

1. There are other ways, but I suspect samba is what you are looking for.

overberg · 10-06-2011, 04:00 AM

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I want to browse a file system that is on my Fed 14 box from my XP system.

I also want to send ethernet packets between the two systems.

Kind regards

evo2 · 10-06-2011, 04:55 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by overberg

Yes, I want to browse a file system that is on my Fed 14 box from my XP system.

Ok, so you need to install and/or configure a samba server. I don't use Fedora so I don't know the specifics for setting up samba on F14, but there should be plenty of information on the web.

Quote:

Originally Posted by overberg

I also want to send ethernet packets between the two systems.

Well, that is a prerequisite for using samba as described above. Do you know the IP address of each machine? Can you ping one machine from the other?

Evo2.

overberg · 10-06-2011, 07:14 AM

Thanks again.

Yes, I can ping between the Linux and XP boxes. But I cannot send packets from XP to Linux.

I have an embedded device that sends ethernet data to the Linux box succesfully. When I change the port number and recompile to receive from the XP box then it does not work.

Regards

evo2 · 10-06-2011, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overberg

Yes, I can ping between the Linux and XP boxes.

Good.

Quote:

But I cannot send packets from XP to Linux.

Sorry I don't know what you mean by "send packets". So, ping works but "sending packets" does not?

Quote:

I have an embedded device that sends ethernet data to the Linux box succesfully. When I change the port number and recompile to receive from the XP box then it does not work.

Ok, now you've completely lost me. Can you be more specific?

Cheers,

Evo2.

overberg · 10-11-2011, 01:17 AM

Thanks again.

I can now send and receive ethernet packets from XP (Delphi code) to F14 box. When in doubt always check the cable. Check it again.

I am still unable to see my F14 files on my XP pc. For that I probaly need samba installed.
I however can see my XP Shared Files on my F14 box.