Can't find network
 

Using Ubuntu 8.04 and want to join my lan at home (2 more computers [Windows]) and a USB HDD. But I just can't find my way. Have opened

System/Admin/Network, and
System/Admin/Network Tools

but still cannot figure out how to reach the other computers (I know their IP #'s and can ping them, but just cannot seem to add them.

Can anyone either refer me to a very basic linux network configuration tutorial or step me through it? TIA

Also may have a network place name incompatibility. Both of my windows computers shows Mshome for one area and Workgroup for the linux computer and the USB HDD, and unsure if this is a problem or one go them needs to be changed to the same as the other?

And, 'ifconfig' gives you the ip# of the computer you are on. Is there a shell command that interrogates all other devices on the network and returns their ip #'s?

Take a look at samba

You can edit /etc/hosts directly, like this:
But as suggested, if they are windows computers, use samba.

Ermmm, me being a beginner and all..... I have managed to find and open Samba, but it isn't showing me anything helpful and I don't know how to use it.

I was hoping for more of a beginner tutorial that might step me through the basics.

Take a look at
http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/sambaserver.shtml
Try google

Hi,

'Quick and dirty Samba setup' may aid you.

The above link and others available from 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

Samba looks like something worth spending time learning and I shall. In the meantime, the answer was right under my nose:

Places/network in Ubunutu 8.04

Thanks all.