Desktop to Laptop Networking

[Jim Richardson]

On Fri, 2005-12-23 at 21:25 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
> 12232005 2118 GMT-5
> 
> I need a bit of help. The local high school network admin called me 
> after installing Unbuntu 5.10 tonight in the main office. She said its 
> on a cable connection to the net. She has a laptop with XP Pro, its a 
> ThinkPad R50e. She wanted simply to allow Ubuntu and XP to see each 
> other and exchange OpenOffice Files.
> 
> She couldnt email yet because she doesnt have Ubuntu set up completely 
> yet to email. So, she called me and asked how to do this. I have no idea.
> 
> Would someone point me to a HOWTO on this.
> 
> Wade
> 

dunno about a howto, and I don't have an ms-windows machine to test this
with, but if you go to System->Administration->Shared Folders  and click
"Add" it will give you the option to install samba, (if not already
installed), once that is installed, you should be able to tell it what
folder you want to share, and it will work from there. 

Again, I haven't *tested* this, but it's worth a try. It seems top work
fine with my Linux boxen, I just haven't tested it with redmondware. 


-- 
Jim Richardson http://www.eskimo.com/~warlock
Every program expands until it can send mail. ...Except Exchange.
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