Linux Networking Issues

compassman · 04-22-2004, 05:41 PM

I have a RH 9 server that has SAMBA running. All of the Windows workstations sees the shares and everything is fine. Now, I want to add several Linux workstations. Do these connect through SAMBA too. Also, Windows machines have name (RED, BLUE, FISH) but Linux machines don't appear to. How can I share files between two Linux workstations if I can't identify the machine I am trying to connect to?

As you can tell, I am a Windows guy. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

marghorp · 04-22-2004, 06:01 PM

this is a problem. Linux machines are identified only by their IP

Technoslave · 04-23-2004, 03:45 AM

*nix boxes connect to each other via NFS ( for what you're talking about ). man nfs to find out more info.

WhatsHisName · 04-23-2004, 09:40 AM

To get the linux boxes to show by name in smb/network neighborhood, try naming the linux boxes in their /etc/samba/smb.conf file.

[global]
netbios name = WhateverTheyAre

It may not be the source of your problem, but it doesn’t hurt to name the linux boxes in smb.conf.

You might want to define the server as a domain master, too.

[global]
os level = 33
domain master = yes

zaphodiv · 04-23-2004, 10:58 AM

>Do these connect through SAMBA too.
You can connect them through samba if you wish. You may have minor issues with file permissions depending on what you want to do, windows does not have "executable" flags on files for example.

Machines using NFS complain a lot if the NFS server goes away so I use samba between linux machines at home.