Posted: 2/12/2007 6:53:40 AM EDT
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OK, I just threw together a computer out of spare parts and i installed Ubuntu 6.06 on it. I messed around with Linux just a bit back in college, and I decided that the only way I was going to learn it (and become a Linux geek myself!) was to start playing with it. What I really want to do is use that computer as a file server for docs and pictures and stuff like that. How in the hell do I do that?!? I don't really care if it's set up as file sharing or a mapped network drive, but damn I'm lost. I can share files on my XP box and see them from the Linux box, but trying to go the other way doesn't seem to work. When I first tried setting it up, Ubuntu had me install Samba. Well, I can see the Linux box on the network from the XP box, but it wants me to log in. Well, I can't. It doesn't like my name or my password. HELP! And use small words.  Pretend you're trying to explain to your elderly parents how to use a computer. 
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| Not sure on how to set up a server in Ubuntu. Apparently it is supposed to be easy, but I think you need terminal commands for some of the stuff. Go to www.ubuntuforums.org/ for more help. I think they have a specified forum for servers in particular. |
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Got a thread for ya: www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=ea95cd141643aed18c5fe034021c5652&t=193305 |
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to login using samba. you first have to SETUP a username and password in samba AND what you want to share . then when you \\192.168.1.102 to the comptuer . it will ask for the username and password > you type it in and you will see what samba has shared if anything . check firewalls. and make sure 139 is usable i've never used ubuntu samba, i've always used fedora. so ignore me if none of this works
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You're right as far as I can tell for ubuntu also. I found this site: www.hackorama.com/network/samba.shtml I don't think I was setting up my user name and password the right way. I was trying to do it in the smb.conf file, but I guess there's another program just for setting those. Now I want to get out of work and try it! |