On 25 Nov 2001, at 23:47, AMD 950 wrote:

> To any 'nix gurus out there.  I have a 3 machine home LAN that
> shares web access thru a router.  All are running Win98SE. I also
> have a D-Link AP for access from an Ipaq. I recently installed
> Mandrake 8 on a 4th PC and can access the web thru router but
> can't figure out how to intergrate it into the LAN.  Primary
> purpose of linux install is to gain exposure to the OS.  However,
> I would like to move Divx files encoded on a 98 machine to the
> Mandrake box for playback throughout the house (via an ATI card
> and some cheap RS DAs). I'd also like the mandrake PC to share an
> OfficeJet printer connected to a windows PC.  Anyone has any
> suggestions or tips as to how I can easily accomplish this?  Do I
> really need to set up the 'nix box as some sort of server just for
> file xfer across the LAN?   TIA
>
> Ian Carmichael

  You can move files between the Mandrake box and your other machines
using FTP (although this will be easiest if you know its IP address,
and if you're using DHCP on your LAN then that may change from time
to time).

  Beyond that, if you want a 'nix box to participate in Windows
networking, and support file and printer sharing, then the best way
to do it is to install and configure the "Samba" package, which
implements the NetBIOS and SMB (hence the name) protocols on 'nix.
  Most Linux distributions include a version of Samba, or you can
download the latest from the same places as other Linux utilities.

Dave Gillett

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