From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 18 04:33:31 1995 Return-Path: questions-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id EAA10756 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 18 Jun 1995 04:33:31 -0700 Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id EAA10749 for ; Sun, 18 Jun 1995 04:33:27 -0700 Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.9/8.6.9) id UAA18033; Sun, 18 Jun 1995 20:53:37 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199506181123.UAA18033@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: BSD file server? To: duane@gargamel.ptw.com (Duane Ellison) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 20:52:51 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Duane Ellison" at Jun 17, 95 10:51:27 pm Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1419 Sender: questions-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Duane Ellison stands accused of saying: > Okay, I know this is going to be a VERY stupid question but I have not > seen any information which has answered this question in any of the > FAQ's. Or at least if it did I didn't understand it. So here's the > question? Grovel not, lest your question be passed over unconsidered 8) > Is it possible to use a FreeBSD box as a "file server" for > other PCs? What I am thinking of doing is having my FreeBSD box > sit off in the corner running away, checking for mail and stuff like > that whenever it feels like it (I do not have a dedicated link) > and I would use the other PCs (Desktop & notebook) to connect > through that via LAN cards running Windows. Ok, say no more. Run Workgroups on the (spit) Windows machines, and use Samba on the BSD box as a fileserver. Samba is very cool and will do everything you want and lots more 8) Eyeball the comp.protocols.smb newsgroup for discussion on Samba. > Duane Ellison duane@gargamel.ptw.com -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" - Terry Lambert [[