[Coco] My Linux is now online!

[Joel Ewy]

Roger Taylor wrote:
> At 03:20 PM 4/24/2007, you wrote:
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>> I just issued "smbd -V" and it reports Version 2.2.7a so I guess I
>> have it installed.  I remember adding all the packages I could when I
>> first installed RH from the CDs.
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> I started the Samba daemons under Linux with "smbd -D" and "nmbd -D"
> and now from Vista I see an additional LOCALHOST in my network.  But
> clicking on that brings up my own Vista directories.
>
Check your Workgroup in your Samba setup.  Vista and RedHat will have to
be living in the same Workgroup to see each other.  Also check into
whether Samba is using encrypted or plaintext passwords.  Windows 98 and
above default to encrypted.
> Linville, sorry if you're tiring of this thread.  I'm trying to port
> some of my CoCo tools over to Linux so I can make some people happy
> who have been asking me for years to "expand your horizons", etc.  :) 
> So, the first step was to get Linux online, which much to my
> disappointment, is not an automatic feature as it should be.  So I had
> to take that first step.  But don't everyone go and assume I'm
> ill-knowledged with Windows and Linux.  Rest assured, you're dealing
> with an advanced techie who just didn't want Linux online bad enough
> to ever try until now.  The learning slope goes from 1 to 100mph in
> the blink of an eye, so watch out.  :)  When I wrote the CoCo Cafe
> script and compiled it From Linux to run Under Linux, I was at 1mph. 
> Stay tuned.
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