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What exactly do you need? You could always use 'NFS' or if you just need access then use 'ssh' or 'scp' to copy the file(s).
Not knowing the problem set clearly then we are just going to be 'shooting in the dark'.
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FYI: I suggest that you look at 'How to Ask Questions the Smart Way' so in the future your queries provide information that will aid us in diagnosis of the problem or query.
Sorry, I thought I was fairly clear on the issue. Let me try again.
I am installing a new printer on a remote windows computer (about 150 km away in one of the stores I support). There is a VPN setup for all of the stores so I can see all computers on a 192.168.*.* network. So seeing the system isn't an issue. Now I have to connect to the remote computer through various remote control programs, and then on that remote PC, I need to install the printer from the CD that resides in my laptop in front of me.
The problem is I do not know how to share the cd drive (or any folder on slackware for that matter). On ubuntu, I have the CDROM setup to share as "CD", so on my remote system, I navigate to \\192.168.4.221\CD, find the appropriate driver, and install it. I am looking to do the same thing, but in slackware. Setup my CDROM as a share so that I can navigate to it remotely.
Now I've heard NFS, and ssh, and others, but I don't know what to do with that information. Having to SSH into my laptop seems like a lot of unnecessary work, so I'm guessing NFS would be the way to go. But I don't know the first thing about setting that up. Most of my google hits return installing Slackware without a CD over the network and others around the same topic. It doesn't help I don't know the proper terms to search for, that's why I posted looking for a little assistance.
So you want to share your CD drive (and/or other folders) with Windows machines. I don't know if Windows machines support NFS, so I would recommend to use Samba for this purpose, it looks to the Windows machines like a simple Windows shared folder.
I have no English links present currently, but a short web search for Samba tutorial should get you some starting points.
Sorry, I thought I was fairly clear on the issue. Let me try again.
I am installing a new printer on a remote windows computer (about 150 km away in one of the stores I support). There is a VPN setup for all of the stores so I can see all computers on a 192.168.*.* network. So seeing the system isn't an issue. Now I have to connect to the remote computer through various remote control programs, and then on that remote PC, I need to install the printer from the CD that resides in my laptop in front of me.
The problem is I do not know how to share the cd drive (or any folder on slackware for that matter). On ubuntu, I have the CDROM setup to share as "CD", so on my remote system, I navigate to \\192.168.4.221\CD, find the appropriate driver, and install it. I am looking to do the same thing, but in slackware. Setup my CDROM as a share so that I can navigate to it remotely.
Now I've heard NFS, and ssh, and others, but I don't know what to do with that information. Having to SSH into my laptop seems like a lot of unnecessary work, so I'm guessing NFS would be the way to go. But I don't know the first thing about setting that up. Most of my google hits return installing Slackware without a CD over the network and others around the same topic. It doesn't help I don't know the proper terms to search for, that's why I posted looking for a little assistance.
Thanks.
You are now showing a different problem set. Read your original post. You can use 'NFS' or 'SAMBA'. Since you added the need for a MS windows access then 'SAMBA' would be the easiest;
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SlackwareŽ Samba Setup <- 'File and printer sharing on the local network using SlackwareŽ' + Alien_Bob's Wiki Simple Slackware Setup <- 'Connect your Windows machine(s) to your Linux machine(s) over your network, then Samba is what you need. Essentially, Samba allows your Linux machine to communicate with your Windows network to share files, resources, and printers. This document will cover the steps of installing and configuring Samba on Slackware 11.0.0.' + Applicable SMB-HOWTO <- 'Describes how to use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, also called the Session Message Block, NetBIOS or LanManager protocol, with Linux using Samba. Although this document is Linux-centric, Samba runs on most Unix-like operating systems.' Quick and dirty Samba setup <- 'Samba is an open source project that allows Windows users to connect to a Linux server from which to share data.' Getting Vista to work with Samba Get Vista and Samba to work <- 'NTLMv2 authentication is supported in Samba 3.0' Samba-3 by Example <- 'This book is your means to the straight path. It provides step-by-step, proven, working examples of Samba deployments. If you want to deploy Samba-3 with the least effort, or if you want to become an expert at deploying Samba-3 without having to search through lots of documentation, this book is the ticket to your destination.'
I can see 'ssh' benefits to get the information/files via a client like 'putty' on the M$ machine. Or for 'scp' you can use 'winscp'. One time use then I would use 'ssh' or 'scp'.
For your future posts and to be helpful to us then be sure to read the FYI: I suggest that you look at 'How to Ask Questions the Smart Way' so in the future your queries provide information that will aid us in diagnosis of the problem or query.
The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just SlackwareŽ links!
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