Network Windows XP Pro/Linux Mandrake 9.1

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

At 23:43 09/01/2004 -0500, Mr. Justin G. Kozuch wrote:
>Hey Everyone,
>
>I am a new Linux user, and I would like to network my Windows XP Pro/Linux
>Mandrake machines together, however, I am very confused as to how to do
>this.

Hi Justin,

I have exactly that combination, amongst others. You need to install the 
samba packages for Linux, if you have not done so already. You may also 
want to install the swat (Samba Web Administration Toolkit) package while 
you are at it. Make sure samba is running and then browse to 
<http://localhost:901> to get to swat and authenticate as root. Once you 
are in, you can create Windows shares and perform a host of other 
administrative tasks using swat. Its on-line help is quite helpful. When 
you have finished configuring samba, remember to restart the samba daemon. 
You can do that from swat, the command line, or the Mandrake Control 
Center. You should see the share from the Windows XP box. If you do not, 
from a Linux shell prompt type:

smbclient -U yourUserID -L localhost

and enter the password for yourUserID. You should now see the list of 
shares, servers, and workgroups that are available. This is like the net 
view command in Windows.

Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis Corporation
3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1419
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4N 3P6

Tel: 416-410-3326 

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