Joshua Rodmanius wrote:
To add my useless 2 cents of kibitz (hopefully it will clear things up), SAMBA allows Linux to properly deal with and manage the Windows network filing system (SMB). It also provides the necessary pieces to speak the windows NetBIOS layer, which can run on top of other protocols, such as TCP/IP, IPX, or NetBEUI.
An X-server is TOTALLY INDEPENDANT. In order for machines to send X protocol messages back and forth, they have *no need* to access each other's files. This would be analogous to installing SAMBA just so that you can telnet in.
I see, I thought an x-server was just the local display server. Ok, I have a question then, what purpose does this X-server serve? Does it just allows you to have an x-display when you telnet in from a win95 machine? I mean if it can't access files, what use is it? Also, is this the source of the security breach in X-windows, which I have been hearing about? zentara -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e