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jvinyas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Good day,
> 
>  I'm traying to setup a small network at home. 1 AMDK6 333 running Linux 6.2 kernel 2.2.10 - (for file-web server). The other machine runs W98 (in a short future i have planned to add another linux box, for fax/mail server). I have conected both with a tulip ethernet PCI 10/100 card (RJ45 cross over).
> 
>  After days reading howto's, this -fantastic- mailing list, setting up IP address, etc. Pinging fm W98 detectme the host and viceversa (i'm still setting up Samba ..). Well the thing that i dont undertand i perhaps somebody can help me is follws:
> 
>  I must have W98 on, in order to my Linux Box start eth card. Is the Wz is off and i start Linux first, the card doesn't start, still when i start Wz.
>  Any idea?. Bad card? A hub is required? ...please help.
> 
>  Thanks in advance, bst rgds
> 

Here's a clue. It was in another email on this list , I will copy the 
clue below, 

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[A note about samba and autofs, watch out!]

Yes, it is indeed possible to specify a timeout, BUT: after a certain
period of time, the host machine (if running samba that is) will
disconnect
your shared directories, no matter what you specify the timeout to be
with autofs, leaving you with an unusable (according to your system
still
mounted) directory..... I had, and still have, this problem on my office
network.... :(

With a local mount (like a CD/floppy/HD), I think automount will perform
great, unmounting according to the timeout you specified. But watch out 
if you apply autofs to remote mounts..                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
See ya!

        JJ Hendriksen
        East Site
        joost-jan@xxxxxxxxxxx


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