Samba

chuggly · 06-17-2007, 02:08 AM

Hello all

I am running Ubuntu 7.04 and can't connect to my Windows 2k pro desktop.

In Windows, the desktop machine appears in the workgroup folder and I have shared several folders.

I have Zone alarm installed but have shut it down incase it was stopping me accessing the desktop machine.

How do I find if samba is working and will it work over wifi.

Thanks
Tim

Simon Bridge · 06-17-2007, 03:33 AM

You need a hard think about what you are trying to achieve. Wich is the server and which the client?

Ubuntu samba server:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=328050

How to share files using samba
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=26438

chuggly · 06-17-2007, 11:57 AM

Thanks for the reply Simon

I took your advice regarding Ubuntu and got the updates via the cat5 now I have wireless and reasonable graphics, so thans for your help there.

The laptop will be the client as all the info I need to access is on the desktop.

All of the data on both is backed up to a re-writeable dvd which is on the desktop.

Regards
Tim

Simon Bridge · 06-19-2007, 07:40 AM

Cool, so the link in my last post tells you how to set up the desktop as a samba server.

To backup your laptop data, over your network, use rsync.
http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/

If you are mostly interested in file sharing between linu/unix machines, consider NFS. http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba...ch/025795.html

chuggly · 06-19-2007, 05:59 PM

Will give it a go at the w/end

Too much bloody work during the week

Tim