remote access

[killerasp]

is there a way i can access remote drives as if the drives are on my machine? so i can edit files and save them without downloading or uploading the files. im not sure samba would work if the server is across the country. I want to access the drives from windows on a linux server. i heard of beeweeb but its a 30 day trial. is there anything similar to it?

[Craig McPherson]

I don't think your post was very clear. What OS is the server machine running, and what OS is the client machine running?

If the server machine is running Windows, then you already have the SMB protocol. You can access the shares with Samba just fine. It's a little bit more work than with all the machines in the same workgroup, though.

If the server machine is running a UNIX OS, then you can either use NFS or (via Samba) SMB. NFS is definitely more native to UNIX.

[killerasp]

well, the client machine is windows and the server has linux on it. beeweeb has something similar. if you run the client softare, it will access the server and mount the drives as if they are local drives on the client machine. but its only 30 day trial.

[Craig McPherson]

Okay, if you're trying to access a Linux server from a Windows client, that's even easier. Just get Samba running on the Linux box, set up some shares, make sure your NetBIOS ports are open to the outside, then, on the Windows machine:

1. Go to Start -> Run
2. Type in \\123.123.123.123\share_name (substituting the correct IP address)
3. Browse the share to your leisure.

You can also map the share as a network drive in the usual way, drag shortcuts onto your desktop, and so on.

[ 16 September 2001: Message edited by: Craig McPherson ]