File server for mixed Windows/Linux network

vamsi360 · #1 4th December 2009, 12:34 PM

I am a newbie to networking in linux. I have a old computer with 40 GB harddrive. I have installed Fedora completely from the 5 CD sets.

We have 3 laptops, one with Vista, other with 7 and other with Fedora as Operating Systems. I want to setup the old computer with Fedora 12 as a file server and want the data drive on that computer to be visible as a drive in both the windows and linux systems.

How to do it?

Please help me. I have connected them using LAN wire.

vamsi360 · #2 5th December 2009, 11:59 AM

no answer yet?

scottro · #3 5th December 2009, 12:14 PM

What research have you done in the meantime?
You can use samba for the Windows machines. You can even use samba for the Linux machines, or use NFS.

There are many step by step tutorials out there. I don't know if anyone will have the time and inclination to write another one just for you.

Also, please look at the forum guidelines, specifically the parts about bumping a thread (although to be fair, you did wait almost 24 hours) and using descriptive titles. I have changed the title of the thread so that it might get more views.