Integrating My FC4 machine with my current Windows Network

[matrixtna]

Hi all.

My Network consists of 3 pcs (1 XP Desktop, 1 XP Laptop, and My Desktop FC4/XP)

When my PC is in Windows mode, it has a shared printer and 2 shared hard drives connected to it. Now, whenever I boot into FC4, The other members of my network cannot access the shared Printer or hard drives.

How can I share a printer and 2 hard drives (one is NTFS and the other is FAT32) with two XP Machines.


Also, if i share the 2 hard drives will the people on the network be able to access them through the shortcuts I made in windows? or will i have to make a Linux version of that shortcut for them to use on their Windows PC?

[kosmosik]

use samba

http://macromedia.rediris.es/rpm/RPM....25-1.i386.rpm

be sure to name the shares exactly the same as on Windows... then it should work fine. also name your box (in Samba - not hostname but machine name in SMB) same as windows box, put it in the same workgroup/domain (I assume your network is workgroup based).

[kosmosik]

wrong URL sorry
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l.../ch-samba.html

[matrixtna]

Nice resource, but it doesnt tell me how to share an NTFS hard drive or how to share a printer, just how to set up a sharing server

I need a resource that tells me how to do all of this

[jtang613]

http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/#Linux%20Main
http://www.brennan.id.au/

[wso_angel]

the samba is so easy to use ,see the documents carefully ,and configure you firewall correctly.

hope this can help you