sharing files between win2000 and Linux

[archimon]

HI!
I want to be a complete linuxman but still I need win2000 for my autoCAD.
Right now I have one machine only with win2000 and the other only with Mandrate Linux. My CD writer is in the Linux machine. I wana transfer file from the win2000 machine to the Linux machine so that i can back up my files. BTW, I am using a LInksys router sharing the internet.

Million thanks@

[scanez]

You need Samba to share files between Linux and Windows. There is a Samba NHF on this site and a crap load of other documentation available on it on the web. I heard someone say that Mandrake configures Samba automatically during installation. Run

ps aux | grep smbd
ps aux | grep nmbd

as root to see if samba is already running.

Good luck
SC

[archimon]

thanks for ur tips!
Now i know how stupid my question is!
But I am truly a newbie (3 days old only on Linux), and I always see those code of tag, like this one you have gave me:

ps aux | grep smbd
ps aux | grep nmbd

where should I input them if I am using Gnome? (I'm not using KDE coz many messages here said KDE slow down my comp)

thanks again!

[SykkN]

Start a terminal window ( like xterm ) and run the commands from the command line.

Ex.:

(you@yourbox /home)# ps aux | grep smbd