How to setup client(window) server(linux) connection and install samba
hello there. i'm trying to setup simple client server connection. i choose xubuntu as linux server and window 7 as client. i must achive this three option.
1-remote access to server from client 2-client can upload file to server 3-client can download file from server. help me guys, or maybe give me some good website to refer. thanks alot. |
a fast google search for HOWTO configure SAMBA Ubuntu will provide that information for you.
so far as connecting the win7 box it is no different then mapping a network drive. depending on how your LAN is configured you might have to use the IP of the server from win7, unless you have a proper local DNS server running that win7 may or may not properly read the FQDN of your Linux server as MS does things backwords in the DNS world. |
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keep in mind that WINS was for all MS OSs pre-win2k. since win2k WINS is no longer the default for MS name service... MS moved to DNS, a broken vs, but DNS none the less. WINS can still be enabled in win7, but it has to be manually configured and activated.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...CP-IP-settings |
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Well, that would explain a lot. However, telling from the symptoms, Windows 2000 still seems to use WINS, while XP doesn't. I assume that because I've never had any trouble hooking a few Win2k workstations together and share files among them, while the same task is a PITA with two or more XP boxes. But you're right, as soon as there's a DNS on the local network, it works like a charm. Quote:
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Hm. That doesn't tell me more than what I would've guessed anyway. The interesting part (the Advanced tab) is missing ... [X] Doc CPU |
starting with win2k (both server and workstation as they run the exact same kernel) MS "claimed" to move from their closed standards for networking (WINS) to "open source" DNS, Kerberos, LDAP, etc... for building their AD network to replace the out dated model of PDC and BDC of NT4 and older (that would be win98 and older as well).
WINS is active in win2k, but is not the "best practice" for connection. The reason it was activated by default is due to win98 and winNT3/4 still require WINS for connection without Novel. winXP was the first MS OS that dropped the default setting of WINS being active as win2k3 server, the same kernel as XP, started depreciation of WINS. what im talking about with the broken DNS, DHCP, Kerberos, LDAP is the naming under MS is backwards from the IEEE standard for all of those services. This is it "broken" but works. if you are fully in a MS network you will not notice, but as soon as you add a real OS to the LAN you will notice that things dont function as expected. under win7 the advance tab for networking is ONLY available for win7 Pro and Ultimate. any lower vs. of win7 and you will not have the advance tab. hope that answers the questions. |
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But thanks a lot for your consideration. [X] Doc CPU |
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