Thanks, but where/how do I enter the smbpasswd? Is this on the XP box? On my Linux box? Thanks again.
Linus On Sunday 29 September 2002 03:02 am, Franki wrote: > Sorry, that should have been: > > smbpasswd -a username > > its sunday, what do you expect??? :-) > > > rgds > > Franki > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Franki > Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 3:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Newbie > Subject: RE: [newbie] Setting Up Modems, Printers, and a Home Network > > > have you setup usernames and passwords for her login onto your linux box > and vice versa??? > > smbpasswd username > > (its also handy to make a unix login for her using her username and > password on your box.) > > Then do the same on the XP machine, add a username and password that you > can use in Komba2 to log onto her box. > > > Keep in mind that XP home is limitied to only 3 machines on the network... > (pro doesn't have that limit.) > > > rgds > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Linus Drouhard > Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 12:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting Up Modems, Printers, and a Home Network > > > Ok, I've tried a lot of things, but I cannot figure out how to connect to > my wife's Win XP computer (home version). I get a message which is > something about needing a password. I turned off all the passwords, > protections, and other junk on her computer that *should* allow it to > network. I can *see* the computer but cannot network to it. I've set up > the workgroup and am using Komba2 to access her computer. I can do this > quite successfully to a W98 box on the network, so I know the network is > sound. By the way, I can't network the W98 boxes to her computer either > and I refuse to run the special Microsoft program to set up *older* > versions of Windows to network to XP. I'm actually kind of glad that > Micro**** is shooting their own foot off. Other people as frustrated as I > might give up and switch to the vastly superior Linux OS. In the meantime, > I can't convince my wife so I'm stuck still trying to network her computer. > Any help, web sites, or just plain commiserating is welcome. > > Linus > > On Saturday 28 September 2002 10:05 pm, et wrote: > > On Saturday 28 September 2002 10:16 pm, you wrote: > > > Are you, by any chance, mean that samba takes the place of pcanywhere? > > > > no, samba takes the place of ms file and print shareing serives, Xfree86, > > and a OS that works correcxtly will allow you to "export" an XFree86 > > session (if the network is fast enough) and that will allow you to run > > the desktop as if you were at the machine... a real OS. > > > > > At 05:23 PM 9/28/2002 +0000, you wrote: > > > >Andre Stevens wrote: > > > > > Hi Derek! > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for the reference. I'll check it out as soon as I get > > > > > soem free time. With reference to the Samba networking, will it > > > > > allow me to connect my Winodze computers to my Linux computer? Or > > > > > is it specifically designed for UNIX based systems? > > > > > > > >Samba is specifically for Linux-Windows connectivity (UNIX-type-only > > > >communication is more normally handled by NFS). It has two parts: a > > > >client (smbclient) that allows a Linux box to talk to Windows boxes > > > >(e.g. read/write files or print) and a server which does the opposite > > > > - your Linux box will show up in Network Neighborhood on Windows. > > > > > > > >Sir Robin > > > > > > > >-- > > > >"Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. > > > >It's lovely to be silly at the right moment" - Horace > > > > > > > >Robin Turner > > > >IDMYO > > > >Bilkent Üniversitesi > > > >Ankara 06533 > > > > > > > >http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > > > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > >Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002
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