Re: My experience

From: Kjell B. (homebell_at_telia.com)
Date: 02/26/04

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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:26:20 +0100

    R wrote:
    > Hello,
    -snip-
    > My biggest installation problems: setting up a domain and IP for the
    > machine, and configuring Samba so that my laptop could talk to the
    > server. I think networking information should be explained more
    > completely online and in the books I mentioned above. I did a lot of
    > trial and error, which proved fatal with Samba, because as it turns
    > out Windows XP Home is intentionally crippled when it comes to
    > networking
    > and using Samba is difficult (if not impossible - I still don't
    > understand, and I wasted a week screwing around trying to get it to
    > work). Finally I gave up and just use FTP to move files back and
    > forth. Works fine and at least I understand it, unlike Windows
    > "shares."
    -snip-

    As this is not FreeBSD related, but rather a Samba/Win XP Home issue, I feel
    I dare to give a somewhat technical answer.

    If you run XP Home, you can always set up Samba as a workgroup server and
    file sharing works just fine. I believe it also works if Samba is setup as a
    domain server but you won't get domain support. As always, read the
    documentation, in this case the Samba documentation. I've set up Samba as a
    workgroup server and it went like a breeze once I've read the Samba
    documentation. I've had a lot more problems getting domain support to work
    with XP Professional, but managed that too in the end. 

    -- 
Kjell
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