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Old 05-26-2003, 01:56 PM   #1
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Question net work and windows (slack 8.1)

hi


is there any way that u can get a net work on linux to see windows stuff (drives, printers etc)


and how to mount them?
 
Old 05-26-2003, 02:07 PM   #2
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one word SAMBA
 
Old 05-26-2003, 02:08 PM   #3
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what is samba?
 
Old 05-26-2003, 03:04 PM   #4
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Samba is a daemon (server) that performs the same tasks as "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks".
http://www.samba.org

There is plenty of info on this site too - read all of the 3108 threads and you should get an idea:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...by=&sortorder=
 
  


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