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

[Brian McKee]

On Fri, 2007-13-07 at 11:20 -0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>         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.  
Huh?  Your network connection will have a TCP item, a QoS item and a
Client for MS Networks item....  It's possible there are a few more
items on the list too.  Unless you know what they are for - just ignore
them.

>         Do I need to setup each separately and individuall, one at a
>         time?  I probably less about WXP setup than I do for Ubuntu.

Client for Microsoft Networks has nothing to do with what you are doing
here.  Ignore it!

QoS isn't going to affect anything in your type of set up either -
ignore it too.

TCP has to be set up properly - but since you report the Ubuntu box can
see the Windows box, then it is fine the way it is.

So - to reiterate - leave the Windows box alone - it's fine.....

Brian
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