full access to ext4 files/dirs from win 7?

[rikona]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2021 11:34:58 +0200
Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Sept 2021 at 08:59, rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
> >
> > I may have done that when I set up the box - I tried to make it like
> > the 16.04 box, which did work with win.  
> 
> Hang on. You did not make this clear. These are different computers?

Yes. Sorry I didn't make that more clear. Many list folks have dual
boot. I don't have that on any box, so I wasn't thinking in that way.
All connections between OSs/boxes is via the LAN.

> That changes everything.
> 
> > OK - nice to know that seems like a good solution. Would it work as
> > well if the NTFS disk was on the Kub box, and not on the win box? I
> > do most stuff on the Linux box, the win box is mostly for special
> > win-only SW that I'd like to work directly with files on the Kub
> > box.  
> 
> Hang on again!
> 
> You said that Windows could access the contents of drives formatted
> with Ubuntu.
> 
> This is nothing whatsoever to do with networking.
> 
> If you are talking about network connections then YOU *MUST* SAY SO.
> 
> Please explain again more clearly what is going on, including details
> of what machines and how they are connected.

OK, multiple boxes:
A semi-retired 16.04 Ubuntu box, rarely used now
A new Kubuntu box, set up like the 16.04 [similar pgms, file
organization, etc]
A becoming-old win 7 box, mostly win-only pgms, costly to upgrade them
to win 10/11, so keeping the older ones
a Mac, used much like the Kub box [gives me dozens more open browser &
work pages :-) ]
None are dual boot, all on the same LAN, all box interactions of any
kind [edit, new, copy, etc] are hardwired via the LAN/router.
Phones - occasionally interact with boxes via WiFi 

There are often access issues between these boxes, and the issue seems
dependent on which box pair is involved. Primary interest is between Kub
& win7, since I do most stuff on Kub, but need to use the win-only pgms.
That was the topic of this discussion.

What I'd like to end up with is the ability to do ANY file/dir op on ANY
box, from ANY other box, maintaining security of course. Maybe a lot to
ask, but would sure be nice. :-) Sort of like the "net is the computer"
phrase we used to hear. :-)

Sorry for the confusion, and thanks for the help. Please let me know if
any more info would be helpful.