[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu server edition

[tim matthews]

Do you need something like a samba system? Samba is used in open source 
systems to communicate with Windows systems. Samba can even act as a 
server on Windows based networks.

Ubuntu can do this rather well.

t.

Colin Humphrey wrote:
> Dear all
>
> I am new to linux and to ubuntu and would like to
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> have an ubuntu machine running as a server to
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> communicate with a windows xp machine, I have not
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> been able to do this because of network issues.
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>
>
>
> Just before I start I would like to say that I've
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> been reading about your screen casts which I think
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> are a really good initiative, would you consider
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> doing one for installing and setting up the ubuntu
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> server edition 6.06 to communicate with a windows
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> machine?
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>
>
> I ask this because I am really interested in setting
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> up a server environment but so far have not been
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> able to.  Also if after watching the screencast I
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> get my server together then I will be able to spread
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> the word to other computer users at college who
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> might be able to benefit from using an ubuntu
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> machine and LAMP environment.
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>
>
> I have a few questions:
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> [1]
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> If you install ubuntu server edition 6.06 onto your
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> machine and it cannot recognize an ethernet device
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> or cannot set up DHCP does this mean that you will
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> not be able to network between another machine
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> because there is not a network capability - does
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> this mean that you will not be abale to ping another
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> computer?
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>
> [2]
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> If you have an inherited machine and you try to
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> install ubuntu server edition 6.06 does it normally
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> recognize the ethernet device and configure DHCP
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> automatically - if not why might this be?
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>
> [3]
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> If you experienced either of the problems above what
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> may be the problem?
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>
> [4]
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> Are there any regular meets that take place in
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> London/Brighton where people can talk about
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> practical problems and how to solve them?
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>
> [5]
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> Also would anyone be up for scheduling a chat
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> session to take place over a messaging programme
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> such as msn messenger to talk about the server
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> edition?
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>
> I read a couple of news letters ago that it was o.k.
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> to ask for help here  - hope this still holds true.
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>
>
> All Thoughts - Ideas - tips and advice
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> much needed
>
> Colin
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