> Subject: Re: How do you connect one computer to another > Date: 03 Jun 1998 10:49:02 +0200 > From: Martin Bialasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian Userslist <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > >> "SM" == Shanta McBain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > SM> How to I get access to the Win95 tcp/ip > SM> drives from the linux box and vise versa? > > Sorry, but what is a "tcp/ip drive"? Maybe you could explain what you want > to do. If you want to access your linuxbox via the network neighborhood, > you can use samba for this. This will also allow access the other way > round.
Martin, Here's what I have going on between my Win95 and Linux boxes. I purchased two VERY inexpensive ethernet cards ($10 for a 10MB ISA and $15 for a 10MB PCI). My two machines are sitting within my home, so I purchased a ethernet crossover cable so I could connect them without using a hub. Next, I used Samba and I connected my Win95 machine to the Linux box using standard net use commands, worked pretty slick. There is a "HOWTO" doc on this at /usr/doc/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.gz that does a good job at explaining what needs to be done. Lastly, I hate to admit it, but one of the first things I did was open the /etc/passwd file within Win95 Notepad and edited it. It changed the mode settings and I could no longer logon to my Linux box. Luckily I had a copy of the original file and just copied it over and things are fine now... Duuhhhh. Dean C. Sullinger -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crl.com/~deans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
