Linux networking
 

I'm trying to network two linux boxes together. I know all about Samba to share files with windows boxes. But how do you share files with fellow linux boxes? I can share files with Samba just as easily, but I was wondering if there was something used only by linux to share files ...

To share files between Linux system, the facility is called nfs.

To share file using nfs, edit file named /etc/exports and add share in it.

then on the other system we can mount the that share with ip addres like follows

mount <ipaddress>:/fullpath mount_point

for more details check the site
http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/

Yes I read about NFS, it seems like the linux version of mapping drives in Windows. But I was also wondering what service in linux allows you to browse shares dynamically (i.e. smb://linuxbox). I suppose Samba is that service?

Once you set up the nfs shares they become part of the tree... They are mounted and you browse them with whatever file browser you want to use...

i don't really see any reason to dynamicly browse shares.... if you really want non-permanant shares, than simply 'umount' the share when you're done.

Hmmm but would it be possible to create a network between a linux pc and a windooz one?

Yes I already have one and I don't have any problems with reliability. Thanks for the info everyone, I will look into NFS more exstensively!

yes... it's called SAMBA :D

Yes, to clarify. If you want to share files in a mixed linux/win stiuation, then samba is a good option, then use something like smb4k or linneighbourhood on the linux box to browse the shares - and create shares on the win boxes in the usual way. In a linux only situation, you can use nfs... I think you can get XP to read NFS, but haven't done it...