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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, John Beck wrote:

> It sounds like you need to assign an IP to XP (since automatic won't
> work as it doesn't sound like there's a dhcp server). Use 192.168.1.1
> (netmask 255.255.255.0) for XP and 192.168.1.2 (netmask 255.255.255.0)
> for linux.

At one point I got to a window where it told me that XP already had an IP 
number, which I tried to ping from linux.  But at another point it told me 
there was no IP number.  How do I assign Windows computers an IP number?

We are back from vacation.  I may attempt to network with Win98 first on 
our own computer.  People were very unwilling to have me make changes to 
their computers.

Computers that we used last year with broadband access must have had dhcp 
running because when we plugged into their DSL modem we could use dhcpc.

> Once you do that and share the folder on XP I'm sure smbclient will work
> fine for you.

Or the module for accessing ntfs file systems so I can transfer files from 
them to linux via ftp.

> -John
>
> sindi keesan wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Adebona Ibikunle wrote:
> >
> > > > Has anyone used BL with ANY kernel to access NTFS?
> > > with that you would need a customized kernel i guess, i don't think by
> > > default linux kernels come with ntfs support; mine actually has ntfs
> > > (readonly) access but i'm not sure if mine kernels 2.2.26 or 2.4.31
> > > would work on your motherboard; on the other hand you could just
> > > recompile the source, i think 2.2.16 kernel source  has an option for
> > > ntfs
> >
> > Itwould  be nice to have a 2-floppy BL that supports both copying files
> > from an ntfs file system and usb-storage so as to transfer photos directly
> > from a USB camera or memory card reader, and 2.2.16 does not do USB
> > storage, but we could first copy to hard drive with XP andthen networkwith
> > an older ntfs-capable BL.
> >
> >
> > I tried running a network setup wizard, set XP to share files and
> > printers, and it still complains about a bad connection.  it obviously
> > sees the connection (it sets itself to 10 MBit/sec instead of 100MBit/sec,
> > to match my pcmcia card) but tells me the cable is not plugged in.
> > Perhaps it was being discarded by the local school system because of a bad
> > network port, not just the floppy drive with a piece of floppy disk stuck
> > in it.
> >
> > Can anyone on this list try networking between BL and XP and if it works,
> > report the details?
> >
> > We have a neighbor who uses Windows and linux.  I will ask him for help
> > when we get back from our trip.
> >
> > The simplest solution to taking digital photos on a trip is a larger
> > memory card so you do not need to download.
> >
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