On 15-Aug-1999, André Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to connect my win95 pc to my debian linux system via tcp/ip but > don't know if there will be compatibility issues. > > In theory it seems it should work smoothly since we can connect all kinds > of OS's via the internet. On the otherhand, connecting remote systems may > not be as easy as dialing up via my isp. > > Anyways I figured I'd better ask before I spent the money just to find out > different os's cannot connect in a lan or peer-to-peer environment. > You can use samba to allow linux to appear like an Win95/NT machine in the Network Neighbourhood.
Check out www.samba.org You can also telnet and ftp to the linux box from Win95/NT. Pete.