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Re: [BL] Win98 <-> BasicLinux connection?

From: James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>
To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [BL] Win98 <-> BasicLinux connection?
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:46:51 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> > I know somebody mentioned Samba,
>
> If the Linux computer runs a samba server, then it can
> be used on the Windows Network Neighborhood (or whatever
> it is called). A samba package can be installed from
> Slackware 7.1 (it is in the /slakware/n8 directory).
>
That's interesting. I've been trying to puzzle out better what samba is
and does lately. I never thought of it as a server before, but that
really seems to be the right analogue. Kind of like an nfs server aimed
specifically at Win machines.

Thanks, James

[BL] sis900 ethernet card, Andy Davice, 09/30/2003
- [BL] Win98 <-> BasicLinux connection?, Sheldon Isaac, 09/30/2003
  - Re: [BL] Win98 <-> BasicLinux connection?, James Miller (office), 09/30/2003
  - Re: [BL] Win98 <-> BasicLinux connection?, qwms-avib, 09/30/2003
    - Re: [BL] Win98 <-> BasicLinux connection?, James Miller, 09/30/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- [BL] sis900 ethernet card, Andy Davice, 09/30/2003
  - Re: [BL] sis900 ethernet card, James Miller (office), 09/30/2003
  - Re: [BL] sis900 ethernet card, qwms-avib, 09/30/2003
  - Re: [BL] sis900 ethernet card, qwms-avib, 09/30/2003