Build up a LAN

Fin-Fin · 07-06-2003, 10:29 AM

Greets,
I´m totally new to Linux and wanted to build up our LAN-Network haere. The others are Windows XP and Windows 98. And we´ve got a router. My problem now is, that I´ve got absolutely no Idea, where I can find the other computers in KDE. I mean like in Windows the Network connections and so. Where can I make such things in KDE (using SuSE 8.2)
THX

Dark_Helmet · 07-06-2003, 04:15 PM

You might want to go to Freshmeat and do some searching. I used LinNeighborhood a long time ago, and it seemed up to the task. I never experimented much with it though... I got rid of all the computers running Windows. It may be improved, or there might be something new.

Stevetgn · 07-11-2003, 06:12 PM

I think you may have to mount the network directories into the file system or something like that

Electro · 07-11-2003, 06:34 PM

You first need to install samba client utilities. Then you can look up your Windows computer's shares. Many programs uses samba clients to access Windows shares.

I use xfsamba that came with xfce window manager. Its like LinNeighborhood but gives more information to the user.