Lloyd Osten wrote:
>
> On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> > Lloyd Osten wrote:
> > >
> > > I have two computers, one running LM6.0 (this one) and the other one
> > > is running Win98. They are both connected to a cablemodem via a
> > > 10BaseT hub. They both have their own separate static IP addresses.
> > > How can I make my Linux box talk to my Win98 box (I'd like to mount
> > > the filesystem) and conversely, how do I get the Win 98 box to talk
> > > to my Linux box.
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> Finding out my IP addresses is very simple
> --they are written down! :-)
> Actually, I have memorized both of them. The important thing is
> that both machines can ping each other (I tried it;it works) There's
> about a 1ms delay.
> So where do I go from here?
OK, since Windows cannot do normal networking (it only does
"Microsoft Networking"), you have to do two things.
1. Set up the Linux box to do MS Networking. This is called
Samba.
2. Set up the MS box to do MS Networking. You can find good
instructions for this in the http://www.annoyances.org site,
under 'networking shmetworking" or something like that.
My suggestion is you boot your Linux box into Windows 95/98
for a short time, and verify that they both can network each
other. You then take down the MS component and reboot it into
Linux. Since the remaining Windows box is now known to work,
you can tweak the Linux box until it plays Bill Gates' tune.
There are numerous documents, books, HOWTO's etc. on Samba
and Linux-Windows connectivity. Are you familiar with HOWTO's?
There is a fairly up to date collection of them in your
Mandrake CD. Look them over, a few of them will apply to your
situation.
Make sure the boxes can ping each other by NAME as well as by
IP address. This generally entails having an /etc/hosts
file in the Linux box, and a C:\WINDOWS\hosts file in the 95/98
box.
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