On Friday 12 April 2002 10:03 pm, Belgarius wrote: > (Actually, that subject line should be *utter* newbie) > > I've taken the plunge here, and installed ML 8.2 on another machine, one > that I hope to eventually use to replace my present Windoze server system, > but have already hit a stumbling block head on. > > My present server system runs under 98SE, and contains those servers and > user files for my domain and the subdomains I host. It also contains the > 3COM NIC that hooks to my DSL modem, along with a secondary NIC for the > LAN. The new Linux system was previously a 98SE client system, and things > worked about as well as they ever do under the Win32 platform. > > My intention is to use the Linux system as my primary server, and move > the user files and so forth to it, as well as make use of it's FTP, mail, > and http servers to host my domain and clients. This is where I am running > into problems. I need to be able to network the new box into the existing > setup, so that I can test things before making these changes, and to be > able to transfer the existing user files over to their new home, but... I > am unable to make the Linux system connect to the winbox. I'm using the > same IP address and subnet mask that I used with the system when it had > Windoze installed on it, but it refuses to connect now, and I am not nearly > experienced enough with Linux to know where to start looking for clues as > to the how's and why's of this procedure. No doubt, I've not installed > something needed, or have otherwise overlooked the obvious, and was hoping > that some kind soul here could give me a boot in the right direction as to > what I need to set up to at least get the two systems to talk to each > other, perhaps a tutorial somewhere that could lead me in the right > direction. > > Many thanks in advance, and apologies for my blatant ignorance on the > topic. ;c) >
Windows machines use a proprietary SMB protocol to talk to each other. So in order to use your Linux box as a Windows file server it needs to 'look like' a Windows box. That function is performed by a server function called 'Samba' in 8.2 Samba is quite easy to set up (compared to earlier releases) using a tool called 'Webmin' Webmin is worth getting to know because you can set up a whole bunch of stuff with it, and can even set up your linux box with a remote computer. First install the rpms samba,samba-client,samba-common,webmin The webmin server will automatically start when you install the rpm. Next type https://localhost:10000 in the URL line of any browser. This will pull up the webmin login. Login as username root. Ignore the other fun stuff for the moment, To set up Samba select Servers> Samba Windows FileSharing It will show a page showing your default shares which are homes -This is the home directory of whichever user logs into samba printers - This is any linux printer attached to the Computer or networked through CUPS You can try adding new shares later, but start off just trying to share the home directories. Next define the samba user names. These do NOT have to be the same as the Linux user names, but it makes life simpler to understand if they are. These users must also exist on the Windows computers. Webmin has a nice facility to automatically convert linus users to samba users. Select 'Convert Unix users to Samba Users' It will then show the users it has converted. Delete any unwanted ones, and make sure thos that remain are defined with 'normal user' 'password IS required' and set the password to be the same as the Linux password (for an easy life) Next Select 'Windows Networking' Make sure the workgroup name is as for the rest of your network. Then click on 'Restart Samba Server' and you should be just about there. (So long as I have not left out some vital step) You should then see your Linux computer in Windows 'Network Neighbourhood' and you should be able to mount the home directory of whichever user you used to log into the windows box. If it does not accept the password, there is something screwy in your username/password config. To browse the Windows computers from Linux two methods are easy to do. 1/ Install the rpm 'komba2' Start it from the Kmenu and then you should get a 'Network Neighbourhood' browse facility. Clicking on a folder will open it (so long as you have given komba the username/password) and it will mount in your home directory under the folder 'komba' 2/ Use Mandrake ControlCentre>MountPoints>SambaMountPoints Click on 'Search servers' to find your windows computers. Click on the server name to find shared folders Select one and click on mount point to specify the folder on the linux machine where you want this share to go. Click on options- user allows a user to mount the folder as well as root. Noauto means the folder will NOT be automatically mounted every tme the computer boots. Select on 'Mount' and the folder will be mounted for you. If 'noauto' was not set it will now be mounted every time you use the computer. There is a whole lot more you can do with samba. These are just the first steps. There are lots of other ways to set it up as well..... with Linux you get lots of choices... ;-) HTH derek "We are all in the gutter. But some of us are looking at the stars" -Oscar Wilde
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