>Does she still need to use > smbmount to access my /pub/songs directory, or is there some > other means of addressing resources on a host when you have a > Linux-to-Linux connection? I'm not talking about copying > files, but opening them in-place on the server. > You'll get more experienced replies than mine but FWIW
1. You *may* be better off using NFS. This is not recommended if the partition you are sharing is -t vfat. It is easier to have these remote filsystems mounted at boot-time. I think the mechanics of this (i.e. speed and reliability of safe umounting) are better. Having said that I am having huge problems getting nfs working properly with BLFS, which I must say I haven't had before with other distros. I think there is a problem with my bootscripts. > Any advice on a book title or howto would be greatly > appreciated! And wish me luck weaning the girl off Winduhs... > Most of what you want will be in the NFS HOWTO - see tldp.org. This has detailed instructions on setting up server and client. In brief: Need nfs enabled in kernel (under filesystems). Stick to nfsv3 for the moment is my advice. Need nfsutils installed (on both server and client I think) - there is a page in the book under the server section. Requires portmap installed (see book again) Entries in /etc/exports, /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny - see the howto for syntax. Daemons started And if you get it working please let me know! Myself I'm going to try again without the supplied bootscripts and see if I can get it working by hand. HTH David -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
