hi ya curtis
yoou only need a linux that runs samba only if you want
the windoze macjhoenms to read/write into the linux directories
and/or to the printers connected to the linux box
otherwise it doesnt matter if linux is running samba or not
if nothing on linux is being exported to the windoze machines
/etc/exports
/home/<win98user> 192.168.111.*....
/home/<winNTuser> 192.168.111.*....
/etc/samba/smb.conf
...
[/home/<win98user>]
path = /exports/home/win98user/Win98.Backup
browseable = yes
public = no
writable = yes
valid users = win98usr
printable = no
create mask = 0765
...
[printer]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = no
printable = yes
print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r %s ; rm %s
printer = xerox
printing = BSD
read only = yes
/etc/printcap
xerox:
....
you'd have to also run smbpasswd <usrname> so that the windoze users
dont have to login and can get access to the the resources on the linux
box
one the windoze side... you have to network map the exported directories
- the printer should just show up in your "control panel" for
printers
ideally... yoiu'd put all the windoze box to one samba server
( with 2 LAN ) and that way all the net-bui and other windoze stuff is
restricted to that windoze-lan...
c ya
alvin
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
> Ok, a theoretical question.
>
> If I wish to network linux computers along with Windows computers, it seems
> that I have to have Samba server on each Linux workstation.
>
> Is this correct?
>
> Originally, it was my understanding that Samba server was installed only a
> seperate box that was basically a gateway between, what we might call 2
> 'networks'.
>
> Thanks for some input.
>
> Curtis
>
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