Only if I do it through the internet, as in: ping ip#. Trying to ping with the computer names the cable company gave me doesn't work (these are the names I am attempting to use as the computer names for samba).
James > >Can you ping each computer from the other? >I have a cable modem, a Windows box and a linux box. Both computers are >connected to the internet through a hub and both have their own IP >addresses >to connect. This works perfectly. > >My laser printer is on my windows box. I wish to set up Samba so that I can >print from my linux machine onto the windows machine. So today I downloaded >and installed Samba (2.2.3a). I've browsed the web, perused the Samba howto >docs from Webmin, followed the instructions EXACTLY and my windows machine >won't recognize my Linux machine and vice-versa. > >Anyone have any tips or can point me to the proper web sites to make this >possible? > >Thanks in advance! > >James > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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