How do I share from Linux to Windows?

SonoranFun · 06-09-2005, 03:56 AM

I have two computers on the same network, just a small home deal with one large linux computer and a smaller dell system. I just want to be able to svae everything from the dell to the larger computer and still send files from the large one to the dell for printing unless I can share that printer. Either way I've never dealt with this before so what's my best bet here?

Please help with a noob friendly easy solution for this.....

akilles · 06-09-2005, 04:03 AM

Hi.
For this, SAMBA is you best bet.
I suggest reading through some of the results from this google-search: http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&q=samba+howto

Samba is actually very easy to get running.
There are also som great tutorials on this site:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...icle&artid=395

-Geir

SonoranFun · 06-09-2005, 04:20 AM

Are you for real? I mean, I know this is covered so I should have just searched so I'm sorry but do you have to deal with the whole command line and so on? Nothing really simple and dummy proof?

akilles · 06-09-2005, 04:44 AM

The command line is the best tool you have.
However there is a config-utility for samba called swat, but you have to use commandline to configure swat so...

I'm no GUI person myself, so I can't tell you what exists for that.

-Geir

SonoranFun · 06-09-2005, 04:57 AM

I'm running mephis right now and it says I already have the most current version in apt-get....

akilles · 06-09-2005, 05:53 AM

ok,
then you just have to configure samba.
I suggest using your favourite editor in console (yes, in console.. I prefer PICO) and edit /etc/samba/smb.conf-sample

When you have it sety up the way you want (according to whatever tutorial you use), rename the file: /etc/samba/smb.conf-sample to /etc/samba/smb.conf

Then start samba using:
smbd -D
nmbd -D

you can access and mount shares in windows, using NET USE ....
or visit: \\<ip-address>
all available share should be listed there.

-Geir

pingu · 06-09-2005, 09:02 AM

I'm running Mepis as well, it has Samba set up from the very beginning.
Have you tried right-clicking on the folder in konqueror, properties->share
Personally, I'm not sharing from this box, only mapping from Windows-server, but sharing worked fine in Mandrake (I believe it's actually KDE that's handling this)

ARC1450 · 06-09-2005, 10:52 AM

You could use NFS, but you have to download Unix services for Windows (or something along those lines).

And FYI if you're just accessing a Windows share, you don't need to install Samba (provided the smbfs module was compiled for your kernel). Saves a little bit of time on Linux clients.