Re: sharity/samba setup with Windows2000

From: UNIX Musuem (unixmuseum_at_verizon.com)
Date: 02/24/04

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    On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:11:02 +0000
    Khalid Schofield <oums0246@crow.linux.ox.ac.uk> wrote:

    > Samba is windows networking for unix
    >
    > It allows one to map a network drive from the windows cludge to a real
    > computer.
    >
    > If I were to map a network drive from windowz to my SGI and I wanted to
    > connect to my home directory (home's are automaticaly shared un samba 2.8
    > or better).
    >
    > I would connect to
    >
    > \\192.168.0.9\khalid
    >
    > I'd give it my username and password when it asked for it and I would have
    > another drive on my PeeCee which would be my home directory on the unix
    > box.
    >
    > Or if you edit /usr/samba/lib/smb.conf you can add more network shares.
    >
    >
    > *********************
    > Khalid Schofield
    > System Administrator / EM Technician
    > Dept. Of Materials
    > University Of Oxford
    > Parks Road
    > Oxford
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    >
    > Email: khalid.schofield@materials.ox.ac.uk
    > Tel: 01865 273785
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    >
    >
    > On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Jonathan wrote:
    >
    > > > Works fine with Windows 2000 but I'm going to try to ditch
    > >
    > > So how does one actually use it? Say I want to transfer a whole
    > > directory of files from Windows2000 to my SGI...
    > >
    > > > it and go with NFS instead. The three layers deep limit isn't very
    > > > convenient. That's with the sharity from freeware.
    > >
    > > NFS? Do you mean just use the SGI, or use NFS on a PC?
    > >
    > > Thanks!
    > >

    Easier setup can be achieved by using swat. On a web browser, type http://>:901 login as root and you'll have a web-based setup... It works very well...
    The whole idea of Samba is to be able to mount Samba shares (UNIX-based) on Windows as if they were Win directories/drives...

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