On Sun January 2 2005 8:17 pm, Doug B wrote:
On Sunday 02 January 2005 10:09 pm, C. Richard Matson wrote:
You only need one server. The samba client will work with a Windows server or a samba.server. I have set up Linux working with a Windows server, using only the client on the Linux box. It was for a friend a year ago and all I remember I is that I used Yast2 to set it up. Rich
Guess I'm wrong. Everything I read said you needed to be a server to offer up a share. At least that is the way I understood it. What function does the server perform if not offering out shares?
My understanding is that Samba server is the equal to a windows server. And that Samba client let's a 'nix' machine work on the smb network just like a windows desktop on a Windows server network. I found the info on the net. I did a quick look but couldn't find the info. Originally it took me three or four hours to find it in a form I could understand. No geek here:-) Rich
Doug should it be one workgroup name for both
servers, or a different workgroup for each?
Same name for both. It's kind of like saying "We all belong to the same family". I put all my machines into the same workgroup, Windows, amba severs, and samba clients.
Also, on a newly installed SuSE 9.2 system, is there any reason why YaST should not be completely sufficient to get SAMBA working? That is, is there any possible setup parameter for SAMBA that would need me to edit the files directly? I haven't even considered printing yet; just file/directory shares, so this config must be about as simple as it gets for SAMBA, right?
My samba needs right now are pretty simple and yast has done the job. In the past I have used webmin and back when I used RH 6.x, I used swat.
As far as printing, it's pretty easy. If you want to use a printer on a windows box, you can set it up in yast. If you want to off a printer from a linux box and you use cups, I think suse (or maybe samba in general) defaults to offering all cups printers.
I am far from an expert in samba, so I can't offer a lot of help, but reading and trying can usually get you a solution.
Good luck!
Doug get you a solution.
Good luck!
Doug
-- Rich Matson Reno, Nv. USA