Same. When stuck on windows for whatever reason and a linux VM isn't an option (or when I have to run windows as core) I use cygwin. It's not perfect, and isn't a replacement, but many of the tools are available through cygwin so that I'm not completely lost trying to get a cmd window to pipe things. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > Agreed, I use it when I'm stuck using a corporate mandated windoze laptop > or servers for win-only apps. I've found it quite helpful in that > circumstance, even to the point I'd keep it on a default win server image I > deploy out via template. That was about the time I switched to linux > full-time and never looked back. > > -mb > > > > On 03/14/2012 06:35 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: > >> I personally support Cygwin and (to a point) like it, but I don't ever >> use it unless I have NO OTHER POSSIBLE OPTION whatsoever... >> For example, for some reason my Linux box quit connecting to my daytime >> job VPN and I installed a SSH server using Cygwin so I can create a >> reverse tunnel and access the AIX server and Linux boxes I actually do >> stuff with. >> ET >> >> >> Michael Butash writes: >> >>> Cygwin won't give you ifconfig or ip tools (didn't years back at >>> least), it'll still be "ipconfig /all" >>> Look at the subnet mask there, should be 255.255.255.0. If they're all >>> on the same switch/router, than they're in the same subnet. >>> Can they ping each other's addresses? layer 3 is good >>> Telnet to each other on port 445 "telnet 192.168.0.x 445" layer 4 is good >>> From windoze, "start->run-> type "\\192.168.0.x\" and see if you can >>> see shares. Try more specifically if you know the share name. >>> If you want to test from linux back install smbfs packages >>> (specifically for cifs) and mount as: >>> mkdir /tmp/cifs >>> mount -t cifs -o defaults,username=myuser //192.168.0.x/share_name >>> /tmp/cifs >>> Layer 5 and up should be good if you can do the last, otherwise figure >>> out where in between the problem lies. Try in both directions too. >>> It's more than likely with samba config, not the network. Though I'm >>> not at all sure what that 5.5.6.1 address was you were looking at... >>> -mb >>> >>> On 03/14/2012 05:10 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> well, I figured I would d/l something so if you tell me how to do >>>> something in *nix I wouldn't have to ask you how to do it in windows. So >>>> I googled it and found 'cygwin'. so I install it and the first command I >>>> type in I am DENIED! File not found it says. So what is the best unix >>>> emulator for windows? 'ip addr show' is the command that wasn't found. >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> 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 > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com