I have used smb to connect two linux boxes together without problem... which brings me to a question:
apart from permissions and such, what benefit is there in using NFS over SMB???? I have had SMB shares mounted when a system went down and it hasn't caused any major hassles.. but I have heard alot of stories about that not being the case with NFS... Anyone have anything to say here? I'd like to here some opinions.. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of robin Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 1:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting Up Modems, Printers, and a Home Network 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
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