Hi, Set your outlook express to fold after 72 chars, please.
1. You need to set network protocol to TCP/IP for WIN9x.
NETbios over TCP/IP is the protocol to use for Win9x/NT anyway.
NETBEUI will not work with Linux. This is depreciated even for
Win only network.
IPX should work with Linux with proper configuration but do not bother.
Following are step-by-step instruction
(I use Japanese Win98 so minor details may be wrong.)
Rightclick Network computer on desktop and select property.
Delete NETBEUI and IPX if exist
Add Protocol->MICROSOFT->TCP/IP
Add Service->MICROSOFT->Network service
2. Easiest way to share file/printer between Linux and MS world is
Through SMB protocol run on TCP/IP.
It is native for MS world so no need to set any.
You need SAMBA for Linux to connect with SMB. Read SMB-HOWTO
3. NFS is nice for communicating with Linux/Unix/BSD world.
4. For official HOWTO, see www.linuxdoc.org
Your question was one of the better written ones as newbie. So be proud!
Regards,
Osamu
On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 09:42:42AM -0500, DSC Lithuania wrote:
> Okay, I have my system up, my ethernet NIC installed, and am getting to like
> this.
>
> However, I was playing with the network utilities, trying to figure out how
> to link to our local Win95/98
> Ethernet-10 network, and having little to no success. Part of the reason, I
> suspect, is that the Win95/98
> network has NetBeui / SPX-IPX protocols (some also have TCP/IP, though that
> is currently useless ),
> whereas my Linux system looks like it wants NFS. Now, I did install TCP/IP
> with the Linux box as its
> own domain name server.
>
> So anyhow, I'm wondering: what's the best way to get Linux boxes linked to
> Win boxes? And is there
> a good HOWTO on Networking with Linux/Unix? (also related... where can I get
> to a web-based list of
> HOWTO's?)
>
> I'm sorry I'm such a newbie; but I have only two books on Linux with me, and
> 2 books on the generalities
> of networks, so I have to ask questions.
>
>
>
>
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