Dummy Question-Client For MS Network Or Samba AS Server?

[Leonard Chatagnier]

On 13/07/07, Leonard Chatagnier  wrote:
> Please consider me as a complete dummy on networking/samba setup.  I have an
> Ubuntu Feisty computer and a WinXP computer
> Ubuntu can see the shares on the WXP but WXP is not
> aware that Ubuntu exists; can't map network drives from WXP and can't access
> shares from Ubuntu.  Have tried Samba setup several times over the years but
> never successful.  My main question is server/client related:
> What should be the server(from Ubuntu operability viewpoint), Samba or
> Client for Microsoft Networks?
> I understand, right or wrongly, that one must be the server; the other the
> client...???

Wrongly - that might be the basis of some of your issues.

The server provides files - the client uses them.

So, when you look at your WinXP files from your Ubuntu box, the Ubuntu
box is a client, and Windows is the server.   If you want to do that
in reverse as well, then Ubuntu will be the server and Windows the
client.
Here's the last piece - there's no reason they can't both be clients
and servers at the same time.

But how; remember I'm a network idiod same for samba?

Thanks a bunch for this clarification; something less for me to worry about.  But, I'm still wondering why there is a configuration setup item for "Client of MS Networking" for server, client and tcp/ip.  Do I need to setup each separately and individuall, one at a time?  I probably less about WXP setup than I do for Ubuntu.


If you want to see your Ubuntu box from Windows, set up samba-server
on the Ubuntu box.

I've done this several times always as a server.  I must be missing something else.

Don't worry about your Windows box - from what you are saying it's
fine - leave it alone.

If you can answer the above question about  having to or not setup the windows client as server, client or tcp/ip then I will do accordingly.  I need the clarification so I quit wasting time on things I shouldn't.  Thanks for any further clarification.



Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
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