If we new what distro you were using we could provide step by step instructions. BTW - I find samba an easy and well performing system. Then again - I have two windows boxes in my house, so I am sorta stuck with it. On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > I tried to get NFS to work once, but it wasn't worth the hassle. I recall > reading about issues when the mounts would hang and file corruption, but I > don't recall exactly... > Eric > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:27 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com > wrote: >> >> I would stay away from NFS too. >> Complicated, it's sometimes impossible to kill and requires root >> privileges. >> sshfs will do everything that NFS does in userspace without root getting >> involved. >> ET >> >> >> keith smith writes: >>> >>> Samba is not native to Linux.  It is for sharing files on Linux in a file >>> server fashion with windows. >>> For two Linux boxes you might want to look at NFS or Network File System. >>> This might get you started : http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/ >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Keith Smith >>> >>> 2 Chronicles 7:14 (New International) : if my people, who are called by >>> my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from >>> their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their >>> sin and will heal their land. >>> --- On Tue, 3/22/11, S Kreimeyer wrote: >>> From: S Kreimeyer >>> Subject: Re: network ; basic how to... >>> To: nicepenguin@webcanine.com, "Main PLUG discussion list" >>> >>> Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 4:31 PM >>> >>> >>>    Betty, >>> >>> I'm not familiar with Samba, but I know you can accomplish the same thing >>> through SSH. There is a pretty good tutorial for that here, >>> http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/share-files-between-2-ubuntu-computers/ >>> The steps are pretty straight forward, and SSH is included in most modern >>> linux distributions. The only thing I don't think it mentions explicitly is >>> how to determine your IP. This is most easily done through the terminal. >>> >>> $ ifconfig >>> >>> your output will look something like this >>> >>> --snip-- >>> >>> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 1c:4b:d6:ba:86:dd >>>                   inet addr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255 >>> Mask:255.255.255.0 >>>                   inet6 addr: fe80::1e4b:d6ff:feba:86dd/64 Scope:Link >>> --snip-- >>> >>> The text I bolded is what you're looking for. The numbers may even be the >>> same. If you are using a wired connection then you will likely need the IP >>> from "eth0" >>> >>> If anything in that guide doesn't work, you should be able to do >>> everything from the terminal. More info on that can be found here >>> http://support.suso.com/supki/SSH_Tutorial_for_Linux or from the man pages >>> for SSH in the terminal ( $ man ssh ). Hope that helps. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 2011-03-22 at 15:43 -0700, betty wrote: >>> i have two linux computers called 'stormy' and 'stormy too'. i want to be >>> in one of my offices in the house and access files or send files to another >>> office in my house. ie, send from 'stormy' to 'stormy too' . >>>  they are both on a wired connection to my cox service. >>> i have installed 'samba'. (but i don't know where it is on the gui) >>> i think i have to enable file sharing through the >>> 'admin>preferences>personal file sharing, but when i  go to that the screen >>> says "this feature cannot be enabled because the required packages are not >>> installed on your system" . well that is all fine and good, but it does not >>> tell me what the required packages are. >>> this is frustrating. >>> is this something that is over my head? >>> as usual thank you for your magnificent and useful help; please keep >>> basic as possible. >>> maybe there is an easy tutorial i can follow?, i looked but as expected, >>> there is a plethora of sites.... >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss