[ubuntu-za] Networking

[Jan]

Thanks Robin, will the Samba route enable cross-saving via Timeshift?

On 09/02/2017 10:42, Robin Bownes wrote:
> While I'm aware that it's not the "proper Linux" way, I use Samba to 
> network the various PCs on our home network. I started using Samba 
> because some of the PCs still ran Windows, but carried on using it 
> because it works well and is relatively easy to set up.
>
> Install samba gui on each PC (from repository). Open samba, and add 
> shares for the desired folders on each PC. For attached, shared USB 
> drives you will need to manually add a line (force user = <PC user 
> name>) to the drives share entry in //etc/samba/smb.conf, but that's it.
>
> We use this simple setup to share files and stream music and video 
> from one PC to another. Works pretty well.
>
> Robin
>
> On 09/02/2017 09:35, Jan wrote:
>> Good morning all,
>>
>> Could the networking specialists please help?
>>
>> I am trying to network-connect my Ubuntu 16.04 desktop to my wife's 
>> Ubuntu 14.04 desktop via the existing ethernet cables that connect 
>> both machines to the ADSL router.
>>
>> Both machines pick up ping data from the other, but I cannot get them 
>> to connect and I get lost when I try to follow these instructions:
>>
>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/94690/how-do-i-share-files-between-two-computers-connected-to-a-router 
>>
>>
>> My Unity desktop does not have anything that I can find to match 
>> "Places" referred to in the tutorial in the above link.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Jan
>>
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