How to I network Linux with windows? (share files)

[Plextor]

Hi, I already read through the NHF's but couldn't find my answeer. Anyways, I was wondering how I could configure My Linux box to grab/stream files from my windows PC upstairs. Both of them are on a router and have net access.

[cirman]

What version of Windows are you running? I would start using Windows XP on my other computer, or W98 possibly would be OK. Read the help files for a peer to peer connection and use the Wizard to set it up.

I know next to nothing about Linux, but am having fun and success running an internet desktop on Mandrake 9.0, Very easy to set up, but use KDE for your internet connection rather than any other option.

[kam]

You will need to use Samba. Samba is a Linux implementation of the SMB protocol, which Windows boxes use to share files and printers. It probably comes on your distribution's CDs, or check out samba.org. There's a lot to it, so I bet you'll be asking questions. Just read through the man pages for smb.conf to get a good idea of how it works. Also, check out the SMB howto on www.tldp.org.

[klnyc]

Is there any other site where you HOWTO Samba?. Dang, its looks like Samba is *****y to learn. Im still struggling with this beast. Im trying to map a drive from my Win xp and Win 2k and still no good. The good thing is I can see both machine(xp see nix and vice versa). But ultamitly I wil get it to work.
I keep guy posted...

[Plextor]

Ok, so I need Samba to get Windows to use Linux files, but what about using Windows files on a Linux? (different PC's)

[klnyc]

Yeah I wanted to ask the same question too. :(

[seabass55]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=samba+howto

If you can't get it working you can always use SWAT.

[klnyc]

I got is working now. How do I mount a drive that in my win2k from my linux box?. I can map a drive from my windows with any problem.
What is a SWAT?. I just installed WebAdmin, I think this prgm is pretty niffy(good) :)

[seabass55]

Swat comes with Redhat (not sure if it comes with any others). It's a GUI way of setting up Samba. I never used it before until about a month ago just to see how it works and overall I'm pretty happy with it. It stands for Samba Web Administration Tool. It's nothing you can't do in CLI...just like Webmin does nothing special that I can't do in CLI...but they are "neat" tools. Check it out yourself...

http://www.orbdesigns.com/bpages/btlb/ch27/btlb_c27.html#confswat

Seabass