Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-30 Thread d
On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 12:34:43PM -, marc wrote: > said... > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 10:19:46AM -, marc wrote: > > > > > I have a share that is 3Tb. More practically, though, when a client > > > works here, connects to the network and presents a share, he would be > > > mightily peeved

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-30 Thread marc
Lars said... > >I have a mixed XP and Linux network here > And you never have time-outs or similar? Very rarely. Usually, the problem boils down to a Windows prog getting its knickers in a twist. Restarting the app fixes the problem. However, if we just leave the network alone, the it just wor

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-30 Thread marc
said... > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 10:19:46AM -, marc wrote: > > > I have a share that is 3Tb. More practically, though, when a client > > works here, connects to the network and presents a share, he would be > > mightily peeved for all of its data to spread itself across the local > > univers

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-30 Thread marc
said... > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 10:19:45AM -, marc wrote: > > > > > Sorry to say it, but Linux filesharing is really not where it should > > > be > > > > I agree. > > > > > and I think there is no established system allowing automatic > > > discovery (other than Samba). > > > > Which is p

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-29 Thread Nate Duehr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 10:19:46AM -, marc wrote: I have a share that is 3Tb. More practically, though, when a client works here, connects to the network and presents a share, he would be mightily peeved for all of its data to spread itself across the local universe

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-29 Thread d
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 10:19:45AM -, marc wrote: > > > Sorry to say it, but Linux filesharing is really not where it should > > be > > I agree. > > > and I think there is no established system allowing automatic > > discovery (other than Samba). > > Which is probably the best solution, in t

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-29 Thread d
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 10:19:46AM -, marc wrote: > I have a share that is 3Tb. More practically, though, when a client > works here, connects to the network and presents a share, he would be > mightily peeved for all of its data to spread itself across the local > universe. In fact, it would

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-29 Thread Lars
Thanks for answers, though i've preferred a more direct answer, do that and that. But "the freedom" to choose, gives alot of choices.. :-) General it's a small LAN (max 10 Hosts, a couple laptops). Mostly text-docs,photos, small files from a main fileserver, but i would like to have users & gro

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-29 Thread marc
said... > On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 10:22:31PM +0100, Lars wrote: > > > I hate to said it/use this expression, but i'm looking for a simple MS > > peer-to-peer/small AD, just in Linux. I properly missed something... > > "MS peer-to-peer/small AD" is greek to me. Can you be more specific > about y

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-29 Thread marc
said... > On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 11:19:04PM +0100, Guido Heumann wrote: > > > I've seen this question coming up before, and I'm interested in this > > as well. It really seems to me that the solutions you mentioned are > > the only "mature" ways for linux-to-linux filesharing.

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread Marty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linux NFS is pretty unreliable in my experience, randomly failing in spite of network connectivity every couple months or so -- but I haven't used it seriously in a while (since 2.4.10 or so maybe), and it may have improved. (I've waited for some improvement since 2.0.

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread d
On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 11:19:04PM +0100, Guido Heumann wrote: > I've seen this question coming up before, and I'm interested in this > as well. It really seems to me that the solutions you mentioned are > the only "mature" ways for linux-to-linux filesharing. > > I also know

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread d
On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 10:22:31PM +0100, Lars wrote: > Hey > > I'm running a small LAN and is a bit lost in the question regarding a > simple filesharing on a small LAN... > NFS: I don't get it. If anyone plugs into the lan and have a > root-account they are on the share. NFS requires each fi

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread marc
Lars said... > Hey > > I'm running a small LAN and is a bit lost in the question regarding a > simple filesharing on a small LAN... > NFS: I don't get it. If anyone plugs into the lan and have a > root-account they are on the share. > SMB: Works sometimes with linux, but often time-out with >

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread Luis Fernando Llana Díaz
El Lunes, 28 de Noviembre de 2005 22:22, Lars escribió: > Hey > > I'm running a small LAN and is a bit lost in the question regarding a > simple filesharing on a small LAN... > NFS: I don't get it. If anyone plugs into the lan and have a > root-account they are on the share. You can make a local v

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread Daniel Nilsson
On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 10:22:31PM +0100, Lars wrote: > Hey > > I'm running a small LAN and is a bit lost in the question regarding a > simple filesharing on a small LAN... > NFS: I don't get it. If anyone plugs into the lan and have a > root-account they are on the share. No, actually the roo

Re: Filesharing on small LAN

2005-11-28 Thread Guido Heumann
Am Montag, 28. November 2005 22:22 schrieb Lars: > Hey > > I'm running a small LAN and is a bit lost in the question regarding a > simple filesharing on a small LAN... > NFS: I don't get it. If anyone plugs into the lan and have a > root-account they are on the share. > SMB: Works sometimes with l