How do I tap into my linux server from my windows PC's?
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How do I tap into my linux server from my windows PC's?
I've setup a linux gateway, but I'm wondering how to DL files from it from all the surrounding windows PC's. Do you have to specify a folder as shared, or is there a set folder that's in a specific place?
Somewhere in the /home branch, there's a bunch of "users" files which are where all the users' files are - is that the "set folder" which I have to use?
I used the "add network place wizard" and tried \\<servername>\<folder>, but it didn't seem to work. I've tried everything from "root" to "home" to <user>, but it doesn't seem to find the folder. Instead, it says "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid".
There's three questions I have from this experience:
How do you find out for sure what your server's name is?
Do you have to specify a folder to be shared, or are the shared ones locked into a certain specific folder?
Is there a 3rd party program I need for linux and windows to find each other?
Thanx to anyone who could help me out with this seemingly easy task.
While I wouldn't mind testing out samba and playing with the program, there is another way of getting files off my linux server. I know because i've seen it done on my linux computer. My friend did it, but since then I've reformatted my windows PC. My guess is that my version of linux (mitel sme beta 6.0 server, which is a mod of redhat with serving features) already has a sharing ability. My only other guess is that samba's already on it. I've looked around and I've yet to see any evidence of samba on my PC. How can I tell for sure?
THere are several ways to connect to your linux box from a windows box, but you need to be more specific. For example the web pages you download from the internet are most likely on a linux box. Files you download from an FTP site are most likely on a linux box.
When you say 'tap' into do you want windows style browsing to work?
if so you will need to as previously stated install and configure samba. Most distros have samba on CD, and you can probably just install of CD and then edit the appropriate config file to export the directories to the network.
If i remember correctly its /etc/smbd/smbd.conf ?? not sure.
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