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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: networking ubuntu and mint and windows
Thanks, buddy!

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Kevin Fries <> wrote:

> If you were not confused enough, there is also sshfs, where you can
> mount a file system, like nfs, but use sftp protocol instead. This also
> does not open up a second port, but uses your port 22 instead.
>
> Aren't you glad you asked ;-)
>
> Kevin
>
> On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 15:36 -0700, Michael Havens wrote:
> > >"Personally, I am not a fan of NFS. If I want files on another
> > machine,I
> > > open Nautulus (desktop file browser in Ubuntu), and type:>
> >
> > > ssh://myothermachine
> >
> > >I now have a windows that I can drag and drop files to and from. And
> > if
> > >I want to run something on that machine, I will use Free-NX. And it
> > can
> > >use the same SSH tunnel to do both.
> >
> > This is what I had in mind when I started this venture; but I think it
> > would be good to learn both NFS and Free-NX.
> >
> > So I restarted the service, (it was nfs-kernel-service if you care).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Kevin Fries <>
> > wrote:
> >         NFS is file sharing, like mounting a server directory in
> >         Windows.  In
> >         the Windows platform, there are two programs that are
> >         installed as part
> >         of the standard Windows: Server, and Workstation.

> >
> >         Server is what creates shares on your system that others can
> >         see through
> >         network neighborhood (or whatever MS is calling it this week,
> >         Network
> >         Places?)

> >
> >         Workstation is the software that makes the link and makes it
> >         available
> >         to the current machine.

> >
> >         Linux can install SMB to connect, or share its folders using
> >         the Windows
> >         protocol, called CIFS (old references will still call it SMB,
> >         which is
> >         its predecessor)

> >
> >         Linux also has support for the old Unix equivalent, NFS, or
> >         Network File
> >         System.  In NFS, the Server portion is handled by a daemon,
> >         and you
> >         create your shares though the /etc/exports file.  The client
> >         side is
> >         handled via the standard mount command.  But it is just a
> >         second
> >         protocol to handle the same task.

> >
> >         Windows systems can also mount NFS drives, but you have to
> >         find, and
> >         install, the software separately.  Mac's btw act exactly like
> >         Linux
> >         machine's in this case, and therefore can mount NFS natively,
> >         or you can
> >         in stall the Samba to talk CIFS.

> >
> >         What I thought you were talking about earlier was remote
> >         desktop access.
> >         This is a completely different topic.

> >
> >         Remote desktop means that you will see machine-a's desktop on
> >         machine-b's screen.  This allows you to run a program on
> >         machine-a while
> >         being currently logged into machine-b.  For that, I
> >         recommended Free-NX.

> >
> >         Again, you have the Windows technology, and the one everyone
> >         else uses.

> >
> >         Windows natively has a program called Terminal Services.  You
> >         can
> >         connect as a client to a server at any time.  Every version
> >         since XP has
> >         had this software installed, but you are limited to 1-2
> >         connections
> >         depending on your version of Windows.  Ubuntu has a client for
> >         Terminal
> >         Server also.

> >
> >         Linux and Mac machines generally use a program called VNC for
> >         remote
> >         desktop.  It is included with every version I have ever seen
> >         of Linux
> >         (or is in the repositories).  VNC has no security in it by
> >         default, so
> >         many tools have been built to secure the connection.  The
> >         simplest is
> >         generally to tunnel it though a SSH connection.

> >
> >         When I recommended Free-NX for remote desktop, It was due to
> >         the fact
> >         that you are obviously new to all of this, and wanted to point
> >         you to
> >         the easiest way to install the software.  Free-NX will require
> >         you to
> >         have SSH setup between the machines (easy enough), and it will
> >         tunnel
> >         between the machine a VNC session.  It hides all of this tough
> >         a very
> >         straightforward GUI, so it is fairly easy for a nubie.

> >
> >         But Free-NX will not share files, it only let you see the
> >         desktop on the
> >         other side.

> >
> >         NFS will not let you see the other side, or run programs on
> >         the remote
> >         machine, it will only share files.

> >
> >         Personally, I am not a fan of NFS.  If I want files on another
> >         machine,
> >         I open Nautulus (desktop file browser in Ubuntu), and type:

> >
> >          ssh://myothermachine

> >
> >         I now have a windows that I can drag and drop files to and
> >         from.  And if
> >         I want to run something on that machine, I will use Free-NX.
> >          And it can
> >         use the same SSH tunnel to do both.

> >
> >         Good Luck

> >
> >         Kevin

> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 14:35 -0700, Michael Havens wrote:
> >         > I am confused..... what exactly does NFS do? Maybe we should
> >         do both!
> >         > Below is the /etc/exports file i created for the computer I
> >         decided to
> >         > make the server
> >         >
> >         >      # /etc/exports: the access control list for filesystems
> >         which may
> >         > be exported
> >         >      /            192.168.0.0(ro) 192.168.0.1(ro)
> >         192.168.0.4(rw,sync)
> >         >      /home    192.168.0.2(ro,sync)

> >         >
> >         > (computers)

> >         >
> >         >      (192.168.0.0) I don't know where this device is. I
> >         figure it has
> >         > to do with the router.
> >         >      (192.168.0.1) Is the address to the router
> >         >      (192.168.0.2) is the address to the windows box
> >         >      (192.168.0.3) is the address to the designated server
> >         >      (192.168.0.4) Is the address to the laptop wifi

> >         >
> >         > This is /etc/hosts.deny:

> >         >
> >         >      portmap : all
> >         >      lockd : all
> >         >      mountd : all
> >         >      rquotad : all
> >         >      statd : all

> >         >
> >         > this is /etc/allow:

> >         >
> >         >      portmap 192.168.0.0/192.168.0.4
> >         >      lockd :  192.168.0.0/192.168.0.4
> >         >      mountd :  192.168.0.0/192.168.0.4
> >         >      rquotad :  192.168.0.0/192.168.0.4
> >         >      statd :  192.168.0.0/192.168.0.4

> >         >
> >         > this being completed the next step in my guide tells me that
> >         these
> >         > daemons need to be started:
> >         > rpc.portmap
> >         >      rpc.mountd,
> >         >      rpc.nfsd
> >         >      rpc.statd,
> >         >      rpc.lockd (if necessary), and
> >         >      rpc.rquotad

> >         >
> >         > google says that startup scrips are in /etc/init.d but in
> >         that directory the only rpc is rpcbind-boot which is a link
> >         to  /lib/init/upstart-job
> >         > which is a script... one of the lines in it says:

> >         >

> >         >

> >         >
> >         >      # Symlink target for initscripts that have been
> >         converted to Upstart.

> >         >
> >         > I'm a little lost! How do I get these scripts and add them
> >         to init.d or where should I put them?

> >         >

> >         >
> >         > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Kevin Fries
> >         <>
> >         > wrote:
> >         >         Sorry I was slow to jump in on this one...

> >         >
> >         >         NX rocks.  I disagree that it is a pain to set up.
> >          It uses
> >         >         VNC and SSH
> >         >         to remote the desktop.  Ubuntu .deb packages exist
> >         on their
> >         >         site, so
> >         >         install is pretty simple.  And, it is as secure as
> >         anything
> >         >         short of
> >         >         full scale enterprise class application.

> >         >
> >         >         HTH
> >         >         Kevin

> >         >
> >         >         On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 12:53 -0700, Michael Havens
> >         wrote:
> >         >         > which way do you think is best for the learning
> >         experience?

> >         >         >
> >         >         > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Stephen
> >         >         <> wrote:
> >         >         >         you can use rlogin via ssh, and then xming
> >         and putty
> >         >         to do the
> >         >         >         same
> >         >         >         from windows to Linux boxes.

> >         >         >
> >         >         >         these will maintain the most open options.
> >         I have
> >         >         use the
> >         >         >         xming/putty
> >         >         >         combination and its pretty nice. and as
> >         secure as
> >         >         your ssh
> >         >         >         session :-)

> >         >         >
> >         >         >         On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Matt
> >         Graham
> >         >         >         <> wrote:
> >         >         >         > From: Michael Havens <>
> >         >         >         >> No MAC. Two Linux boxes and 1 Windows
> >         XP box.  Is
> >         >         there a
> >         >         >         way to
> >         >         >         >> make it so that I can have the desktop
> >         of the
> >         >         other
> >         >         >         computer on
> >         >         >         >> another or else is this all text?
> >         >         >         > [snip]

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > That's a bit of a different question,
> >         and has
> >         >         nothing to do
> >         >         >         with NFS.  This is
> >         >         >         > more like "remote access".  There are a
> >         bunch of
> >         >         ways; here
> >         >         >         are the most
> >         >         >         > popular:

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > VNC/TightVNC : Totally cross-platform,
> >         tested,
> >         >         stable,
> >         >         >         etcetera.  On 'Doze,
> >         >         >         > TightVNC Server will, if run, make the
> >         'Doze
> >         >         desktop
> >         >         >         available to clients.  On
> >         >         >         > Linux, you want x11vncserver or its
> >         >         GUIfied/friendly
> >         >         >         counterparts KDE Desktop
> >         >         >         > Sharing or the GNOME equivalent
> >         (vino?).  Many
> >         >         clients
> >         >         >         exist.  Pick your
> >         >         >         > favorite; they usually have "vnc" in
> >         their name
> >         >         somewhere.
> >         >         >          NOTE:  vncserver
> >         >         >         > and tightvncserver create a virtual
> >         Display
> >         >         instead of
> >         >         >         sharing an
> >         >         >         > already-existing Display.

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > Windows Desktop Sharing : A 'Doze box
> >         can share
> >         >         its desktop
> >         >         >         to remote clients.
> >         >         >         >  There's a Linux client called rdesktop
> >         that works
> >         >         pretty
> >         >         >         well.  Last I
> >         >         >         > checked, there was a proof-of-concept
> >         Linux server
> >         >         that
> >         >         >         didn't work all that
> >         >         >         > well, so this is pretty much one-way
> >         only.

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > NXServer : Proprietary free as in beer,
> >         but quite
> >         >         fast over
> >         >         >         low-bandwidth
> >         >         >         > links.  It's a bit of a pain to set up.
> >          It works
> >         >         well once
> >         >         >         it's been set up.

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > X11 : Can be used, usually isn't, since
> >         most
> >         >         modern X
> >         >         >         servers are started with
> >         >         >         > -nolisten tcp , and GTK+ apps tend to
> >         behave badly
> >         >         when not
> >         >         >         able to connect to
> >         >         >         > a local X socket.

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > sshing to a Linux box is usually much
> >         faster than
> >         >         dragging a
> >         >         >         GUI around.  But
> >         >         >         > there are ways if you really need them.
> >          Don't
> >         >         forget that
> >         >         >         you can "ssh -Y
> >         >         >         > remotehost xclient" to ssh to
> >         remotehost, then
> >         >         tunnel X over
> >         >         >         ssh, so that
> >         >         >         > xclient is running on remotehost, but
> >         displaying
> >         >         on your
> >         >         >         local Display, which
> >         >         >         > may be useful in some cases.

> >         >         >         >
> >         >         >         > --
> >         >         >         > Matt G / Dances With Crows
> >         >         >         > The Crow202 Blog:
> >          http://crow202.org/wordpress/
> >         >         >         > There is no Darkness in Eternity/But
> >         only Light
> >         >         too dim for
> >         >         >         us to see

> >         >         >         >

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> >         >         >

> >         >         >
> >         >         >         --
> >         >         >         A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm
> >         clock,
> >         >         will prevent
> >         >         >         you from
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> >         you hit
> >         >         the snooze
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> >         >         >
> >         >         >         Stephen

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