On Saturday 25 November 2006 16:25, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 25 November 2006 15:20, john s. wrote: > > I know this is probably a stupid question, but I'd like to attach my > > laptop (FC6) to a Windows box. What are the steps for doing that? I'll > > need to assign the network name to the laptop too. I can network Win > > boxes together, > > So you have a good idea of the things they need to know about each other. > > > but don't have a PHD in networking... :) > > You don't need one :-) > > > I have two nics > > in the laptop and would like to keep one set up for the internet and one > > for a lan. > > 1. Use yum or your chosen gui for software installation. Install samba, > samba-client and any dependencies it asks for. > > 2. Copy /etc/samba/smb.conf to a new file /etc/samba/smb.conf.orig - this > is your reference file. It has long, helpful comments. You want a short, > easy-readable one to work with, but you also need access to the advice in > that file. > > 3. Go through smb.conf, setting your network name and the bits that look > absolutely necessary when you think of how you did the windows networking. > If you are not sure of anything, leave it commented out or remove it. You > can always copy and paste from the .orig file you saved. > > Keep it as simple as possible. You can get fancy later, when you have > something that works. Ask any questions you like when you get to that > stage. > I forgot to mention adding users. You'll need to use smbpasswd -a from a root terminal to do that (there may be a gui for this - I think much of the configuration can be done from kde control panel, for instance, but remember, don't do anything before saving a copy of smb.conf). HTH Anne
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